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The expectation of the DelCAN initiative was that by providing greater contraceptive access, especially to long\u2010acting reversible contraception, Delaware's unintended\u2010pregnancy rates could be substantially reduced. In this study, we assess the role of the DelCAN in explaining, for live births, changes in women's pregnancy intentions around the time of conception.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We examine not only pregnancy intentions, but also the planned status of the pregnancies, including whether the woman was trying to get pregnant and whether she or her partner was using contraception when an unplanned pregnancy occurred. We use the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data with difference\u2010in\u2010difference estimators to compare Delaware with six states in 2007 to 2020 with respect to the planned status of pregnancies ending in births and with 14 states in 2012 to 2020 with respect to the intended status of pregnancies ending in births. Because several components of the DelCAN were designed to facilitate contraceptive access for low\u2010income women, we conduct both an overall analysis and separate analyses for Medicaid\u2010covered and non\u2010Medicaid\u2013covered women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The DelCAN was not associated with reductions in unintended pregnancies ending in births in Delaware relative to comparison states but was associated with an increase in pregnancies that were wanted sooner. DelCAN was also associated with an increase in planned pregnancies concentrated among Medicaid\u2010insured women and produced through reductions in pregnancies occurring when not using contraception.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pregnancy intentions and pregnancy planning should be treated as distinct concepts in contraceptive\u2010access program design and evaluation. 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