Women putting off pregnancy due to budget
May 8, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Health & Wellness, health
The recent Gallup Organization survey notes that women are putting off both pregnancy and gynecological exams due to financial constraints and money concerns.
According to coverage of this issue in the Chicago Tribune, “Women who were in a relationship but not married were most concerned about an unintended pregnancy, at 33 percent. Almost one in ten married women said the economy was a factor in their decision to postpone a planned pregnancy.”
Postponing a pregnancy is one thing; dire consequences won’t come of avoiding a pregnancy, but skipping gynecological exams due to economics is quite another issues. Women need to have a …read more
