PURPOSE: To create a data management system that:(1) standardizes antecedent,
program, and outcome variables relevant to the shared goals of adolescent-oriented …

PURPOSE: Emergency departments (EDs) care for adolescent females with unmet
reproductive health care needs. Our objective was, among adolescents presenting to a …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Pregnant adolescents face unique challenges.
Understanding the experiences, knowledge, and behaviors of adolescents during the …

This study examines a case management intervention for first-time pregnant and parenting
adolescents. It compares a sample of 1,260 first-time adolescent mothers in the Adolescent …

PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE to adolescents is a multifaceted undertaking,
requiring not only routine medical services but also health education, risk reduction, mental …

Health-care providers need to recognize that not all adolescent pregnancies occur as a
result of error. A small subset of adolescents intentionally plan their pregnancy. The purpose …

Adolescent pregnancy may occur when developmental needs have not been met
adequately during earlier childhood stages. Reasons adolescents give for becoming …

1999). Each is a chance to call attention to their reproductive capability, addressing the need
to protect themselves and their fetuses from the dangers of sexually transmitted infections …

PURPOSE: To examine changes in the initiation of prenatal care by teenage girls in the
United States between 1978 and 2003. METHODS: Using birth certificate data collected by …

The partnership of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)/Maternal and
Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for improving …