Here are a variety of resources to become better educated on the issue of unintended pregnancy and to start the conversation.
- The Cost of Unintended Pregnancy in Iowa - A benefit-cost analysis of public funded family planning services in Iowa conducted by Dr. Belinda Udeh at the University of Iowa, Public Policy Center.
- Birth Control Options - A comprehensive list of birth control options available today, including a new generation of long-acting reversible contraceptives. Also available in Spanish.
- Fact Sheet - Facts and figures on unintended pregnancies.
- Iowa Department of Public Health – Family Planning - The Iowa Department of Public Health's Family Planning Program currently contracts with eight agencies that serve 45 of Iowa's 99 counties.
- Family Planning Council of Iowa - The Family Planning Council of Iowa is a non-profit organization working to make sure that good, safe family planning services are available to the women and men of Iowa.
- Healthy Families Project - Planned Parenthood delivers vital health care services, sex education, and sexual health information to millions of women, men, and young people.
- Project Pharmacy Directory - Find a pharmacy in your area that regularly stocks Emergency Contraception.
- Guttmacher Institute - The Guttmacher Institute is the leading think tank on sexual and reproductive health issues in the United States and worldwide.
- The National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy - The National Campaign seeks to improve the well-being of children, youth, families, and the nation by preventing unplanned and teen pregnancy.
- EyesOpenIowa (formerly FutureNet, The Iowa Network for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Parenting & Sexual Health) - EyesOpenIowa leads the effort in Iowa to ensure that service providers across the state use science-based practices in all teen pregnancy, parenting, and sexual health education programs.
- National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association - NFPRHA is a membership organization dedicated to ensuring that all American have access to the tools they need to act responsibly, stay healthy and plan for strong families.
- Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States - SIECUS provides education and information about sexuality and sexual and reproductive health.
- The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology - The Journal presents coverage of the entire spectrum of the field of obstetrics and gynocology, from the newest diagnostic procedures to leading-edge research.
- Pharmacy Access Partnership - Its purpose is to expand consumer access to contraceptive commodities and reproductive health services in pharmacies, and to give pharmacies a stronger role in promoting community health.