When Children Have Children: The Teen Pregnancy Predicament

Carter, Debra M.; Felice, Marianne E.; Rosoff, Jeannie I.; Zabin, Laurie Schwab; Beilenson, Peter; Dannenberg, Andrew L.

doi:10.1016/s0749-3797(18)30627-5

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“…6,7 There are several predictors of sexual intercourse during the early adolescent years, including early pubertal development, a history of sexual abuse, poverty, the lack of attentive and nurturing parents, cultural and family patterns of early sexual experience, a lack of school or career goals, and poor school performance or dropping out of school. 1,2,4,6,7 Factors associated with a delay in the initiation of sexual intercourse include living with both parents in a stable family environment, regular attendance at places of worship, and increased family income. 4,6,7 …”

Section: Sexual Activitymentioning

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“…12 Approximately 51% of teenage pregnancies end in live births, 35% end in induced abortion, and 14% result in a miscarriage or stillbirth. 1,2,4,6,12 Historically, the highest teenage birth rates in the United States were during the 1950s and 1960s before the legalization of abortion and the development of many forms of contraception. 12 After the legalization of abortion in 1973, birth rates for US females 15 to 19 years old decreased sharply until 1986, when rates again rose steadily until 1991.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Like adults, adolescents give many reasons for wanting to have children; the reason some adolescents are motivated to be mothers at an early age is unclear. 1 …”

Section: Unintended Versus Intended Pregnancymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1,2,6,7,11,16,17,19,20,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41] Because adolescent pregnancy is a multifaceted problem, it demands multidimensional solutions that should be tailored to the needs of individual communities. As one researcher has noted, there are no easy answers.…”

Section: Adolescent Pregnancy Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1,2 Since 1989, when the last statement on this topic was issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 3 many important observations and trends have been noted. In this statement, pediatricians are provided more recent data on adolescent sexuality, contraceptive use, and childbearing as well as recommendations for addressing adolescent pregnancy in their communities and practices.…”

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Adolescent Pregnancy—Current Trends and Issues: 1998

1999

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. Although the prevention of unintended adolescent pregnancy is a primary goal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and society, many adolescents continue to become pregnant. Since the last statement on adolescent pregnancy was issued by the Academy in 1989, new observations have been recorded in the literature. The purpose of this new statement is to review current trends and issues on adolescent pregnancy to update practitioners on this topic.

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Section: Sexual Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Like adults, adolescents give many reasons for wanting to have children; the reason some adolescents are motivated to be mothers at an early age is unclear. 1 …”

Section: Unintended Versus Intended Pregnancymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Adolescent Pregnancy Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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1999

Pediatrics

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Reproductive health of the young and the elderly in the USA

Brenner

1996

Adv Contracept

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The reproductive health of the young and the elderly in the United States has medical, social, economic and political ramifications, which are not confined to this one country, but often have global implications. The US possesses vast resources, both scientific and economic, to address health-related issues. In spite of this, seemingly important health crises are not always given the priority that many believe they deserve. When the commitment of the country is focused on the health needs of society the positive impact is impressive. A successful national policy to address teenage pregnancy has yet to be formulated. Management of menopause on the other hand has not only increased the life span of American women but has greatly improved their quality of life.One out of every ten American teenage women becomes pregnant each year. Of these pregnancies occurring in 15 to 19 year olds, approximately eight out of every ten are unintended. Half of these unplanned pregnancies end in abortion, 15% spontaneous miscarriage and 35% in induced abortions. The pregnancy rate in teenage women living in the US is twice as high as in England, France and Canada, three times as high as in Sweden and seven times as high as in the Netherlands [1]. The first coital experience continues to occur at earlier ages in American women. In 1972 twenty eight percent of US women aged 15-19 were sexually active. Seven years later fifty percent of women in this age group were sexually active [2]. Presently by the time American women reach the age of 20 years, seventy percent have become sexually active.Each year there are more than one million teenage pregnancies in the United States. In 1992 teenage mothers accounted for 12.7% of all the live births in this country [3]. The percentage of live births to women under the age of 20 years showed racial and ethnic differences; 10.9% of live births to white women, 22.7% of live births to Afro-American women, 20.0% of live births to Native American women and 5.6% of live births to Asian or Pacific Islander women were to mothers under the age of 20 years. In addition to the live births, approximately 14% of all pregnancies in teen age women end in spontaneous miscarriage and 35 to 51% end as induced abortions.Adolescents have an extremely high rate of unintended pregnancies (81.7%) [4]. 297

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