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PEDIATRICS Vol. 116 No. 1 July 2005, pp. 281-286 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-0999)
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CLINICAL REPORT

Adolescent Pregnancy: Current Trends and Issues

Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH and the Committee on Adolescence

The prevention of unintended adolescent pregnancy is an important goal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and our society. Although adolescent pregnancy and birth rates have been steadily decreasing, many adolescents still become pregnant. Since the last statement on adolescent pregnancy was issued by the Academy in 1998, efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy have increased, and new observations, technologies, and prevention effectiveness data have emerged. The purpose of this clinical report is to review current trends and issues related to adolescent pregnancy, update practitioners on this topic, and review legal and policy implications of concern to pediatricians.

Key Words: pregnancy • contraceptives • childbearing • adolescent parents

Abbreviations: AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics • STD, sexually transmitted disease


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Adolescent Pregnancy---Current Trends and Issues: 1998
Committee on Adolescence
Pediatrics 1999 103: 516-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



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