1. National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy Audio/Visual. Watch Campaign videos, teen pregnancy PSAs, and clips from your favorite TV shows online. What is the National Day to Prevent teen pregnancy? http://www.teenpregnancy.org/

pageOn=""; Audio/Visual Watch Campaign videos, teen pregnancy PSAs, and clips from your favorite TV shows online. Listen to a clip from the NOGGIN Video "A Walk in Your Shoes." More... 10 Tips For Parents Be clear about your own sexual values and attitudes. Talk with your children early and often about sex, and be specific. We Can Help: The Campaign Speakers Bureau Need a National Campaign speaker at your event? The goal of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy by one-third between 1996 and 2005. Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers Order a print copy of the report. Order a disounted electronic copy (PDF format) of the report. BE SEXY: It Doesn't Mean You Have to Have Sex.

2. Accidental Teen Pregnancy Resources for teenagers, including online pregnancy test and other help by email or telephone. http://www.etters.net/teen.pregnancy.htm

Accidental Teen Pregnancy! The health of you and your child is dependant on whether or not you care for your nutritional, emotional and other special health needs during your pregnancy. See . There are places throughout the country that can help you with nutrition supplements, medical advice, pregnancy health information and other health needs relating to your pregnancy. Your teenage pregnancy is difficult, but fast help and info. is available to you! Check out the great confidential help in your area at the toll-free telephone numbers below. CALL 1-800-848-LOVE CALL 1-800-550-4900 Amber Alert Help this Children's Home in India! Help this Little School in India! Teen Pregnancy ... Email to Us Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Jer. 1:5 Send Email to Congress! Important Pro-Life Legislative Actions Your baby deserves a fair chance to live her life too. Don't give up on her - be healthy! Please Send this Page to a Friend!

3. Teen1 These photos are divided into three related chapters on teen pregnancy. You may skip around, but I suggest you go in Profile of a teen mother. Programs for teen mothers http://www.intac.com/~jdeck/tahra/Tp1.html

This documentary was photographed in Ohio and Kentucky during Febuary of 1995. It is intended to give you a personal look at two girls lives and at some of the programs the federal government and private agencies provide for them. These photos are divided into three related chapters on teen pregnancy. You may skip around, but I suggest you go in order to get a sense of the whole project as a piece. Profile of a teen mother Programs for teen mothers Profile of a pregnant teen index ... links

4. MedlinePlus: Teenage Pregnancy Screening; Birth Control What You Need to Know (Nemours Foundation); Ten Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid teen pregnancy (National Campaign to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenagepregnancy.html

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Other health topics: A B C D ... List of All Topics Teenage Pregnancy Contents of this page: General/Overviews Coping Diagnosis/Symptoms Prevention/Screening ... Statistics Search MEDLINE/PubMed for recent research articles on Teenage Pregnancy You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages: Birth Control High Risk Pregnancy Pregnancy Prenatal Care ... Women's Health General/Overviews Especially for Teens: Having a Baby (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) Having a Healthy Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation) When Children Have Children (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Also available in: Spanish Coping Pregnancy in Your Teens (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) When Your Teen Is Having a Baby (Nemours Foundation) Diagnosis/Symptoms JAMA Patient Page: How Do I Know if I'm Pregnant? (American Medical Association) Prevention/Screening Birth Control: What You Need to Know (Nemours Foundation) Ten Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy) Thinking about the Right-Now: What Teens Want Other Teens to Know about Preventing Pregnancy (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy) Research Dads Make a Difference (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy) Specific Conditions/Aspects Can a Girl Get Pregnant if She Has Sex During Her Period?

5. Allexperts Teen Pregnancy Q&A Volunteers answer anybody's questions about pregnancy, the issues pregnant teens going through, and pregnant teen's options. http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=862

6. Division Of Reproductive Health Redirect Page Preventing teen pregnancy. CDC supports research to improve the measurement of unintended pregnancy, to prevent unintended and teen pregnancy, and to integrate STD http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/up_adolpreg.htm

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7. Medical References: Facts You Should Know About Teenage Pregnancy Because of the risks involved in teen pregnancy to both mother and child, the March of Dimes strongly urges teenage girls to delay childbearing. http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1159.asp

View All Chapters Find Your Local Chapter June 12, 2004 Select one Folic Acid Pregnancy Prenatal Screening Infections/Diseases Loss Concerns Newborn Information Birth Defects Polio Genetics Research Funding Perinatal Statistics Medical References Continuing Education ... Prematurity Quick Reference and Fact Sheets Facts You Should Know About Teenage Pregnancy Teenage birth rates in this country have declined steadily since 1991. While this is good news, teen birth rates in the U.S. remain high, exceeding those in most developed countries. High teen birth rates are an important concern because teen mothers and their babies face increased risks to their health. About 12 percent of all U.S. births in 2000 were to teens (ages 15 to 19). Almost 1 million teenagers become pregnant each year, and about 475,000 give birth. The teenage birth rate is declining. Between 1991 and 2000, the rate fell by 22 percent (from 62.1 per 1,000 women to 48.5). Still, in 2000 (the most recent year for which data are available), about 5 teenage girls in 100 had a baby. About 17 percent of teen mothers go on to have a second baby within three years after the birth of their first baby.

8. Teen Pregnancy: How Is It A Feminist Issue? Statistics and other information about the difficulties and struggles faced by adolescent women who become pregnant or give birth in western countries. Includes general information about support services available in South Australia. http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/teenpregnancy/index.html

var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "angelfire.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Stage 2 Women's Studies Elective - Women and Health Individual Guided Issue Study By Joanna Unferdorben Teen Pregnancy: How is it a Feminist Issue? The issue of Teen pregnancy in Western societies is often approached as though it were a disease which needs a cure before it becomes a global epidemic. In this assignment I have attempted to dispell this assumption and place it in a feminist perspective. For all of the attempts to wipe out teen pregnancies, birthrates still increase in most countries. Governments have previously only sought to encourage safe sex and abstinence as an answer to the problem, but fail to ask themselves, why is it a problem to begin with? What is it about certain young girls that make them prime candidates for unplanned, or even planned, pregnancies? Then, what kind of support, governmental and social, do these girl's receive? Governments such as Britain, Australia and the United States have turned teen pregnancies into a political issue, as young women with children tend to be a strain on resources, rather then a benefit. The total rate of pregnancies among women in the United States aged 15 to 19 declined by 17% between 1990 and 1996 (Girlmom.com). However, over 80% of this decrease is due to more improvements in contraceptives, such as the Contraceptive Pill, Emergency Pill and abortion.

9. Teen Sex And Pregnancy, 1999 19. teen pregnancy. 22. teen pregnancy Outcomes 41. More than half (56%) of the 905,000 teenage pregnancies in 1996 ended in births (2/3 of which were unplanned). http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/fb_teen_sex.html

search Teen Sex and Pregnancy Revised 9/1999 SEXUAL ACTIVITY Sex is rare among very young teenagers, but common in the later teenage years. % who have had sexual intercourse at different ages, 1995 Sources: 1995 National Survey of Family Growth and 1995 National Survey of Adolescent Males. CONTRACEPTIVE USE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDs) TEEN PREGNANCY Teen Pregnancy Outcomes More than half (56%) of the 905,000 teenage pregnancies in 1996 ended in births (2/3 of which were unplanned). CHILDBEARING TEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN ABORTION Sources The data in this fact sheet are the most current available. Most of the data are from research conducted by The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) or published in the peer-reviewed journal Family Planning Perspectives and the 1994 AGI report Sex and America's Teenagers . Additional sources include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics. Sexual Activity Singh S and Darroch JE, Trends in sexual activity among adolescent American women: 1982- 1995, Family Planning Perspectives

10. FS: Teen Pregnancy, Birth And Abortion teen pregnancy, Birth and Abortion. Pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates among teenagers in the United States have declined over the past decade but still remain an endemic public health issue. http://www.siecus.org/pubs/fact/fact0010.html

Back to Fact Sheets Teen Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates among teenagers in the United States have declined over the past decade but still remain an endemic public health issue. Reasons for the decline include increased motivation of youth to achieve higher levels of education, the availability of comprehensive sexuality education in schools, leading to young people's knowledge about contraception, more effective contraceptive use, and improved ability to negotiate contraceptive practice; and greater social support for services related to both pregnancy and disease prevention among adolescents. Despite the decline, young women of color are disproportionately affected by teenage childbearing. In 2000, the birth rates for African American teenagers were reported as the lowest ever in the 40 years for which data for African American women are available. However, the rates for Hispanic teenagers remained the highest for any population group. (Published in the SIECUS Report, Volume 30, Number 3 - February/March 2002) PREGNANCY Although pregnancy rates among adolescents have steadily declined in the past decade, the United States continues to have the highest adolescent pregnancy rates among industrialized nations.

11. Campaign For Our Children, Inc. Campaign For Our Children, Inc. This site provides information and statistics on teen pregnancy and adolescent health. There are special sections for teachers, parents and teens. Teachers will http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.cfoc.org/&y=024C8C30787A74DF&

12. Get Real About Teen Pregnancy Prevention issues for U.S. teenage pregnancy. http://letsgetreal.org

13. The Prevention Researcher Online - Volume 11, Issue 2: Positive Youth Developmen A quarterly newsletter about AtRisk Youth. Contains abstracts and references as well as full length articles on At-Risk Youth issues such as teen violence, teen pregnancy prevention, substance abuse, dating violence and eating disorders. http://www.TPRonline.org

Search Go! Articles Ordering Resources ... Home Positive Youth Development Positive Youth Development is a concept which recognizes that merely preventing problem behaviors is not all that is needed to prepare youth for the future. Or, in the often quoted words of Karen Pittman "problem free is not fully prepared." Additionally, evaluations of some positive youth development programs are showing that they can reduce problem behaviors. Volume 11(2) focuses on the topic of positive youth development and its real-world applications. Read the full abstract here! Stay informed with our e-mail updates! Enter your e-mail address below Sign up! Request a complimentary issue and find out more about us! Please read our Terms and conditions and our Privacy Policy

14. The Pregnancy HelpDesk Information and links on pregnancy, teen pregnancy, childbirth, dads links, and parenting. http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/1483

15. Teen Pregnancy - WomensHealthChannel Why is teen pregnancy such an important issue? Overview teen pregnancy rates in the United States have declined steadily in recent years. http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/teenpregnancy/index.shtml

Home Search SiteMap Ask the Dr. ... Medical Store advertisement advertisement TEEN PREGNANCY Overview Health Risk to Baby Consequences Sex Education ... Resources CONDITIONS Anemia Back Pain Bladder Control Problems Breast Cancer Bunions Cervical Cancer Cervical Dysplasia ... Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding Eating Disorders Endometrial Cancer Endometriosis Epilepsy ... Urinary Tract Infections VBAC Yeast Infection RESOURCES Clinical Trials Glossary Links Videos ... What Is a Nurse Practitioner? What Is an OB/GYN? ABOUT US Healthcommunities.com Pressroom Bibliography Overview Teen pregnancy rates in the United States have declined steadily in recent years. More than 60 of every 1000 teenage women gave birth in 1991 and 51 per 1000 in 1998 (the last year for which data are available). This decline is thought to be attributed to more effective birth control practice and decreased sexual activity among teens. The most dramatic reduction – 23% - has occurred among African American teenagers. Still, teenage pregnancy rates remain high. In the United States, approximately 1 million teenage girls become pregnant every year. As many as 5% of teenage girls give birth and, in 1997, about 13% of U.S. births were to teens. About 25% of teenage girls who give birth have another baby within 2 years. In order to lower teenage birthrates, teens must be educated about sex and the consequences of pregnancy Teen pregnancy is an important issue. There are

16. Intimate Thoughts From Parents, Teens And Others A series of tapes by Elva Kesley, M.A., a counselorturned-writer, dealing with all issues of parenting communication, drug abuse, school violence, sex, relationships, divorce, absent parenting, teen pregnancy, runaways, dropping out of school, working parents, single parents, child abuse and neglect. http://members.aol.com/teentapes

17. Mary's Shelter - Residential Care For Pregnant Teens Provides a residential home for adolescent teens. State licensed notfor-profit agency serving young pregnant women in need of a residence. http://www.teenshelter.org/

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18. Reducing Teenage Pregnancy Easy Access to Contraception Helps Reduce the Incidence and Cost of teen pregnancy Easy and confidential access to family planning services through clinics http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/TEEN-PREGNANCY/Reducing.html

Reducing Teenage Pregnancy Moreover, because the average age of menarche has reached an all-time low of about 12 or 13 years (Potts, 1990), and because four out of five young people have sex as teenagers (AGI, 1999a), a greater proportion of teenage girls are at risk of becoming pregnant than ever before. The consequences of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing are serious and numerous: Teen mothers are less likely to graduate from high school and more likely than their peers who delay childbearing to live in poverty and to rely on welfare (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1998). The children of teenage mothers are often born at low birth weight, experience health and developmental problems, and are frequently poor, abused, and/or neglected (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1998). Teenage pregnancy poses a substantial financial burden to society, estimated at $7 billion annually in lost tax revenues, public assistance, child health care, foster care, and involvement with the criminal justice system (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1998). As a result, the United States needs a number of initiatives to reduce its teenage pregnancy rate and the negative outcomes that accompany it. These initiatives should incorporate medically accurate sexuality education and information in the schools and in the media, improvements in funding for and access to family planning services, and youth development programs to improve the life options of impoverished teens.

19. Pregnancy & Childbearing Among U.S. Teens millions of American families struggle individually with the emotional and economic challenges that unintended pregnancy can bring, teen pregnancy poses a http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/TEEN-PREGNANCY/teenpreg_fact.html

Reducing Teenage Pregnancy While children need no permission from their parents to become parents, 30 states currently have laws in effect, or scheduled to take effect, that mandate parental consent or notification prior to a minor’s abortion. Most of these states, however, allow a minor mother to place her child for adoption without her parents’ involvement. Legislators in these states have decided, in effect, that while young women may not be mature enough to decide for themselves to terminate a pregnancy, they are all mature enough to become mothers and to make medical and other life decisions for their children. Despite Recent Declines in Teenage Pregnancy Rates, 40 Percent of American Teens Still Experience Pregnancy Between 1995 and 1996, the national teen pregnancy rate fell 4 percent, from 101.1 to 97.3 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–19 (Henshaw, 1999). This drop contributed to a 17 percent decline since the rate peaked in 1990. Eighty percent of this decline is a result of improved contraceptive use among sexually active teenagers, and another 20 percent is attributable to increased abstinence (Saul, 1999). About 40 percent of American women become pregnant before the age of 20 (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1998).

20. National Strategy To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: 1997-98 Report Despite the recent decline in the teen birth rate, teen pregnancy remains a significant problem in this country. Most teen pregnancies are unintended. http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/teenp/intro.htm

Despite the recent decline in the teen birth rate, teen pregnancy remains a significant problem in this country. Most teen pregnancies are unintended. Each year, about 200,000 teens aged 17 and younger have children. Their babies are often low birth weight and have disproportionately high infant mortality rates. They are also far more likely to be poor. About 80 percent of the children born to unmarried teenagers who dropped out of high school are poor. In contrast, just 8 percent of children born to married high school graduates aged 20 or older are poor. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has responded to a call from the President and Congress for a national strategy to prevent out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies and to a directive, under the new welfare law, to assure that at least 25 percent of communities in this country have teen pregnancy prevention programs in place. Building on our previous work in this area, our national strategy is designed to: I. Strengthen the national response to prevent out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies.

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