Chapter 122: Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood
Dianne S. Elfenbein, MD, Marianne E. Felice, MD, 2016. "Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood", American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, Henry M. Adam, MD, FAAP, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP, Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP, Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP, Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP, Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP, Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Teenage pregnancy and parenthood are a national concern. They frequently result in societal, economic, and educational disadvantages for teen mothers and their babies. Likelihood of teen pregnancy is influenced by many factors: individual goals, societal pressure, family values, pubertal timing, age at first intercourse, risk-taking behaviors, and knowledge of contraceptive choices, among others.1 Although the United States has higher rates of births to teen mothers than most other industrialized nations, these figures have decreased since the late 1950s2,3,4,5 (Figure 122-1). Declines in teen birth rates have been accompanied by decreases...