Progress in newborn survival has been slow, and even more so for reductions in stillbirths.
To meet Every Newborn targets of ten or fewer neonatal deaths and ten or fewer stillbirths …

Abstract The International Conference on Population and Development and related
resolutions have repeatedly called on governments to provide adolescents and young …

Adolescents have special sexual and reproductive health needs (whether or not they are
sexually active or married). This review assesses the impact of interventions to improve …

Introduction At the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in southern Africa, adolescent girls and
young women aged 15–24 contribute a disproportionate~ 30% of all new infections and …

Such diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed …

This report calls on the nation—its leaders, its mental health research and service provision
agencies, its schools, its primary care medical systems, its community-based organizations …

Background School‐based sexual and reproductive health programmes are widely
accepted as an approach to reducing high‐risk sexual behaviour among adolescents. Many …

Background Unintended pregnancy among adolescents represents an important public
health challenge in high‐income countries, as well as middle‐and low‐income countries …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine whether adolescent pregnancy is
associated with increased risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: We …

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and
Possibilities | The National Academies Press Skip to main content Navigate to Help Ordering …