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  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

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  • Abortion
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  • Teens

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Laura D. Lindberg

Principal Research Scientist
PDF icon Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Laura Lindberg no longer works for the Guttmacher Institute.

Selected Publications For a full list of publications by Laura D. Lindberg, download CV.

  • May 2022 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    The Sunshine State goes dark on adolescent health. It’s a dangerous misstep in Florida

    Miami Herald

    United States

    • Teens
  • December 2021 Report

    The Continuing Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: Findings from the 2021 Guttmacher Survey of Reproductive Health Experiences

    United States

  • November 2021 Research Article

    Adolescents' Receipt of Sex Education in a Nationally Representative Sample, 2011–2019

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • July 2021 Research Article

    Comparability of estimates and trends in adolescent sexual and contraceptive behaviors from two national surveys: National Survey of Family Growth and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

    PLOS ONE

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • June 2021 Research Article

    Exploring experience of and engagement in coercive pregnancy behaviors among sexually active young men from five clinics in Baltimore, MD

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • May 2021 Research Article

    State-Level Variation in Abortion Stigma and Women and Men’s Abortion Underreporting in the USA

    Population Research and Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
  • April 2021 Research Article

    The Impact of Abortion Underreporting on Pregnancy Data and Related Research

    Maternal and Child Health Journal

    United States

    • Abortion
  • April 2021 Research Article

    Trends in U.S. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use, 2006-2019

    Contraception: X

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • January 2021 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    The Coming COVID Baby Bust

    Ms. Magazine

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • January 2021 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Has Sex Ed Even Changed From the ‘Bridgerton’ Era to Today?

    Rewire

    United States

    • Teens
  • December 2020 Research Article

    Sex Education: Broadening the Definition of Relevant Outcomes

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • December 2020 Report

    Assessing State-Level Variations in High School Students’ Sexual and Contraceptive Behavior: The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • October 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    COVID Won’t Stop Young People From Having Sex. Let’s Get Them the Health Care They Need.

    Ms. Magazine

    United States

    • Teens
  • August 2020 Research Article

    Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

    Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care

    United States

    • Teens
  • August 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    COVID-19 Job Losses Threaten Insurance Coverage and Access to Reproductive Health Care for Millions

    Health Affairs Blog

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • August 2020 Research Article

    Parent, partner and individual contexts of very early first sex experiences among young men and their links to subsequent reproductive health outcomes

    Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care

    United States

    • Teens
  • July 2020 Research Article

    Sexual and Reproductive Health Information: Disparities Across Sexual Orientation Groups in Two Cohorts of US Women

    Sexuality Research and Social Policy

    United States

  • June 2020 Report

    Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the 2020 Guttmacher Survey of Reproductive Health Experiences

    United States

  • June 2020 Research Article

    The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • May 2020 Research Article

    Abortion Reporting in the United States: An Assessment of Three National Fertility Surveys

    Demography

    United States

    • Abortion
  • May 2020 Research Article

    COVID‐19 Abortion Bans and Their Implications for Public Health

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • February 2020 Policy Analysis

    Expanding the Scope of Sex Education and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program: A Work in Progress

    United States

    • Teens
  • February 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    This Valentine's Day, Demand Better Sex Education For Kids

    Romper

    Global

    • Teens
  • February 2020 Research Article

    Adolescent Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy in Britain and the U.S.: A Multidecade Comparison

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • January 2020 Research Article

    Pleasure and Sex Education: The Need for Broadening Both Content and Measurement

    American Journal of Public Health

    Global

    • Teens
  • December 2019 Research Article

    Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Sexual Violence among Asian High School Students in the United States

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • April 2019 Research Article

    Sex Before Age 13 Among Males in the United States

    Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

    United States

    • Teens
  • January 2019 Research Article

    Trends in Receipt of Contraceptive Services: Young Women in the U.S., 2002–2015

    American Journal of Preventive Medicine

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • October 2018 Research Article

    Good Practices for the Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Observational Studies on Birth Spacing and Perinatal Health Outcomes

    Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
  • October 2018 Research Article

    Report of the Office of Population Affairs’ Expert Work Group Meeting on Short Birth Spacing and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Methodological Quality of Existing Studies and Future Directions for Research

    Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
  • September 2018 Report

    Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive and Condom Use Among U.S. High School Students, 2013‒2017

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • August 2018 Research Article

    Changing Patterns of Contraceptive Use and the Decline in Rates of Pregnancy and Birth Among U.S. Adolescents, 2007–2014

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • July 2018 Research Article

    Effect of ACASI on Reporting of Abortion and Other Pregnancy Outcomes in the US National Survey of Family Growth

    Studies in Family Planning
  • July 2018 Research Article

    Effect of ACASI on Reporting of Abortion and Other Pregnancy Outcomes in the US National Survey of Family Growth

    Studies in Family Planning

    United States

    • Abortion
  • June 2018 Research Article

    A prospective measure of unintended pregnancy in the United States

    Contraception

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • May 2018 News in Context

    The Trump Administration’s Irresponsible Use of Research in Pushing Its Abstinence-Only Agenda into Title X

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • January 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    High Schoolers Are Waiting Longer To Have Sex — Let’s Give Them the Information They Need

    The Hill

    United States

    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • December 2017 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Despite New Branding, Abstinence-Only Programs Have Same Old Problems

    The Hill

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • November 2017 Research Article

    Adolescents' and Young Adults' Reports of Barriers to Confidential Health Care and Receipt of Contraceptive Services

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • August 2017 Research Article

    Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: An Updated Review of U.S. Policies and Programs and Their Impact

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • October 2016 Research Article

    The Role of Men's Childbearing Intentions in Father Involvement

    Journal of Marriage and Family

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • August 2016 Research Article

    Understanding the Decline in Adolescent Fertility in the United States, 2007–2012

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2016 Research Article

    Changes in adolescents' receipt of sex education, 2006–2013

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • March 2016 Research Article

    Are Pregnancy Intentions Associated with Transitions Into and Out of Marriage?

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • August 2015 Research Article

    Using Longitudinal Data to Understand Changes In Consistent Contraceptive Use

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • January 2015 Research Article

    Pregnancy Intentions, Maternal Behaviors, and Infant Health: Investigating Relationships With New Measures and Propensity Score Analysis

    Demography

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • October 2014 Research Article

    Pregnancy Intentions and Maternal and Child Health: An Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Oklahoma

    Maternal and Child Health Journal

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • May 2014 Research Article

    Pull and pray or extra protection? Contraceptive strategies involving withdrawal among US adult women

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • July 2013 Research Article

    Short Interpregnancy Intervals in the United States

    Obstetrics & Gynecology

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • June 2013 Research Article

    Exploring U.S. Men’s Birth Intentions

    Maternal and Child Health Journal

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • June 2013 Research Article

    Receipt of Sexual Health Information From Parents, Teachers, and Healthcare Providers by Sexually Experienced U.S. Adolescents

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • October 2012 Research Article

    Consequences of Sex Education on Teen and Young Adult Sexual Behaviors and Outcomes

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • September 2012 Research Article

    Reasons for using contraception: Perspectives of US women seeking care at specialized family planning clinics

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • May 2012 Research Article

    Young Adults' Contraceptive Knowledge, Norms and Attitudes: Associations with Risk Of Unintended Pregnancy

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • April 2012 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy: Incidence and Outcomes Among Young Adult Unmarried Women in the United States, 2001 and 2008

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • June 2011 Research Article

    Factors influencing partners' involvement in women's contraceptive services

    Contraception

    United States

    • Contraception
  • June 2011 Report

    Couple-Focused Services in Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics: Identifying the Need, 2009

    United States

    • Contraception
  • March 2011 Research Article

    Review of the Role of Faith- and Community-Based Organizations in Providing Comprehensive Sexuality Education

    American Journal of Sexuality Education

    United States

    • Teens
  • March 2011 Research Article

    Unintended pregnancy among women in the US military

    Contraception

    United States

    • Pregnancy
  • February 2011 Research Article

    Neighborhood-Level Influences on Young Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health Behaviors

    American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • February 2011 Research Article

    Monitoring Trends in Sex Education and Information

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • October 2010 Research Article

    Prevalence of STI/HIV Counseling Services Received by Teen Males, 1995 to 2002

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • July 2009 Research Article

    Changing Behavioral Risk for Pregnancy among High School Students in the United States, 1991-2007

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • March 2008 Research Article

    Sexual Behavior of Single Adult American Women

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2007 Research Article

    Reassessing Adolescent Male Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States: Research and Recommendations

    American Journal of Men's Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • June 2007 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Strides in young men's health

    Boston Globe

    United States

    • Teens
  • January 2007 Research Article

    Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States: The Contribution of Abstinence and Improved Contraceptive Use

    American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • December 2006 Research Article

    Changes in Formal Sex Education: 1995-2002

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • September 2006 Research Article

    Provision of Contraceptive and Related Services By Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics, 2003

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • June 2006 Research Article

    Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy Risk Among U.S. High School Students, 1991–2003

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 2006 Research Article

    The Provision and Funding of Contraceptive Services at Publicly Funded Family Planning Agencies: 1995-2003

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • January 2001 Research Article

    Older, but Not Wiser: How Men Get Information About AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases After High School

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2000 Research Article

    Adolescents' Reports of Reproductive Health Education, 1988 and 1995

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • July 2000 Research Article

    Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Estimates and Trends From Four Nationally Representative Surveys

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • November 1998 Research Article

    Understanding Changes in Sexual Activity Among Young Metropolitan Men: 1979-1995

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • May 1997 Research Article

    Young Men's Experience with Condom Breakage

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 1997 Research Article

    Age Differences Between Minors Who Give Birth and Their Adult Partners

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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