Pre-teen and teenage pregnancy : a twenty-first century reality / edited by June L. Leishman and James Moir.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leishman, June L.

Moir, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage pregnancy.

Teenage parents.

Teenage mothers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Keswick [England] : M&K Update, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Childhood and teenage pregnancy continues to pose significant social and health concerns within the UK and beyond. It is an issue that has implications for individuals across a range of professions and disciplines.This book is written for nurses, midwives, doctors, social workers and teachers, as well as students of sexual and reproductive health and welfare.It highlights some of the issues faced by sexually active young people and those who work with them. It will also be useful to general readers with a broad interest in the area, or the topic of particular chapters, which are structured to

Contents:

Prelims; List of contents; Preface; The contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The range and scope of early age suxual activity and pregnancy; Chapter 3 A child of our time; Chapter 4 Adolescent risk taking in sexual behaviours; Chapter 5 Pharmacological contraceptive prescribing for young people; Chapter 6 Sex education in Scottish primary schools; Chapter 7 Leanne: a snapshot of teenage sexual experience; Chapter 8 Local initiatives: A sexual health doctor's experience; Chapter 9 The future's fine - or is it?; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-15084-7

9786612150845

1-907830-11-1

OCLC:

764556780