Purpose: To elicit the views of teens concerning effective strategies to prevent pregnancy.
Design: Qualitative methods and a focus group approach were used. Method: The sample …

Purpose: To examine pregnant adolescents' desire for pregnancy and determine whether
there were opportunities for preconception care for pregnant adolescents with desired …

Adolescent parenting remains a serious problem despite the decline in teen pregnancy,
largely because this at-risk population lacks health and social services. In this paper, we …

Teen pregnancy and parenting remain an important public health issue in the United States
and the world, and many children live with their adolescent parents alone or as part of an …

Despite encouraging decreases in the past decade, pregnancy rates among US female
adolescents are among the highest in the industrialized world. Among 15-to 19-year-olds …

Adolescent pregnancy, typically defined as a pregnancy in a female between the ages of 13
and 19, occurs in approximately 13% of the United States population and approximately …

The American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement “Options Counseling for the Pregnant
Adolescent Patient” recommends the basic content of the pediatrician's counseling for an …

Although pregnancy rates have declined over the last 20 years, adolescents who become
pregnant are viewed as a group at risk for adverse outcomes. In many instances, this view …

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes and behaviors
associated with parenthood and pregnancy among adolescents in the juvenile justice …

Despite developments in contraceptive technology and changes in societal norms,
adolescent pregnancy remains a key issue for politicians, social scientists, health care …