CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PARENTING - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE/

This article reviews the empirical literature on the consequences of a dolescent parenting in the arenas of economic impact, health risks to mother and child, parenting practices, and cognitive and behavioral pe rformance of children. These consequences are divided between the dire ct effects of adolescent pregnancy and indirect effects, the latter of which are the socioeconomic and background correlates that also contr ibute to the risk of adolescent pregnancy, such as socioeconomic statu s, educational level, family structure, and family size. From this rev iew of factors, social work practice and policy recommendations to red uce risk will be explored.