Adolescent pregnancy - Current trends and issues: 1998

Authors
Felice, ME Feinstein, RA Fisher, MM Kaplan, DW Olmedo, LF Rome, ES Staggers, BC Hillard, PJA Sacks, D Pearson, G Leavitt, S
Citation
Me. Felice et al., Adolescent pregnancy - Current trends and issues: 1998, PEDIATRICS, 103(2), 1999, pp. 516-520
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00314005 → ACNP
Volume
103
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
516 - 520
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-4005(199902)103:2<516:AP-CTA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Although the prevention of unintended adolescent pregnancy is a primary goa l of the American Academy of Pediatrics and society, many adolescents conti nue to become pregnant. Since the last statement on adolescent pregnancy wa s 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.