Pregnancy and Abortion in Adolescence

Book : Pregnancy and Abortion in Adolescence

Language : English

Library : Child Labor

Publish Place : Geneva

ISBN : 92 4 120583 0

Publish Date : 00 1975

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 3612

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CONTENTS
Introduction
The Problem of Pregnancy and Abortion in Adolescence .
Adolescence....................
Reproductive behaviour...............
The social context of adolescent reproductive behaviour Contraception...................
Alternatives for the Pregnant Adolescent........
Pregnancy......................
Out-af-wedlock birth
Adoption................... . .
Marriage to the putative father...........
Abortion.....................
Health Related Sequelae of Pregnancy and Abortion .
Obstetric complications.............
low birth weight..............
Congenital anomalies.............
Psychosocial considerations..........
Services .....
The adolescent girl...........
The family and the putative father . . .
Special subgroups...........
Adaptation to pregnancy outcome Planning and development of services . . Communication of information on services
Family Life Education......
Conclusions and Recommendations