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OBJECTIVE: To define the profile of the woman with an unwanted pregnancy (UWP) and to analyse differences between wanted pregnancies (WP) and UWP. DESIGN: Longitudinal and retrospective observation study. SETTING: La Chana Health Centre, Granada. PATIENTS: 511 pregnancies. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Pregnant women were grouped according to whether their pregnancy was WP or UWP. 29.4% of all pregnancies were UWP. 70.5% of pregnancies in under-19s and 75% in over-35s are UWP (chi2 = 12.24; p = 0.00046 regarding the 19 to 35 age group). Women with WP first attend for prenatal care before women with UWP (chi 2 = 10.5; p = 0.0018). CONCLUSIONS: There is a high proportion of UWP, especially among women under 19 and over 35. We defined two profiles of women at risk of UWP.