Not what you’re expecting: New report reveals the impact of unintended pregnancies in Australia

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2022-09-28 07:00

Australia; VIC

New findings from ‘The Impact of Unintended Pregnancy’ report launched today by women’s healthcare company, Organon, reveal the broad social and economic impacts of unintended pregnancy in Australia. An astounding $7.2 billion of direct and indirect costs were incurred in 2020 as a consequence of unintended pregnancies, putting significant financial pressure on individuals, their families, communities and our economy.

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Funder: This report was commissioned and paid for by Organon Pty Limited ("Organon"), a healthcare company and prepared by HTANALYSTS. Organon provided input in relation to the report and its outcomes. The information for this report was sourced from published literature using publicly available data. Where information has been obtained from third-party sources, this is referenced. All costs are reported in Australian dollars.

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