Provides information on the extent of teenage pregnancy in the United States, describes programs for pregnant teenagers in New Jersey, and offers suggestions for change in the way the problem of teenage pregnancy is being handled. (IRT)

Findings from empirical research differ greatly from the Supreme Court's assumptions about psychological factors in adolescent abortion. Psychologists should preserve adolescent clients' privacy in counseling about pregnancy-related decisions. Government should encourage counseling services for pregnant adolescents and research on psychological…

Describes a model program to address the problems of pregnant teens. Services include education, health care assistance, economic self-support assistance, prevention of child abuse, family preservation, coordination of helping programs, and counseling on options. (CH)

Reviews options counselors can suggest to pregnant adolescents, including abortion, adoption, marriage, and single parenthood. Discusses the need for counselors to be aware of their own values and help the client explore her values. (JAC)

The increased number of crises in adolescent pregnancies may be related to the adolescents' incomplete education and emotional development, ambivalence, unsettled life situation, and lack of experience. Complications include premature birth, giving up the baby for adoption, malnutrition, decreased stimulation, and divided mothering. (Author/MV)

Consequences of teenage pregnancy and parenthood, effects on the adolescent mother, factors involved in adolescent pregnancy, and pregnancy prevention programs are discussed. (RH)

A series of 30 television lessons is one effort toward helping to solve the problem of teenage pregnancy and parenthood. (Author/MLF)

The article reviews current data and information so that pediatricians responsible for the health care of adolescents can appreciate the implications and consequences of early childbearing. Sections address sexual activity among adolescent girls, fertility among teenagers, and health implications of adolescent childbearing. Journal availability:…

This document focuses on the involvement of the Mott Foundation in the problem of teenage pregnancy. After a brief introduction to the topic including statistics on the incidence of teenage pregnancy, methods by which other organizations and foundations have attacked the problem of teenage pregnancy are described. The role of the Mott Foundation…

In the summer of 1975 a program to improve reading and mathematics skills for pregnant school age girls was implemented in New York City. The program was designed to provide continuity of instruction in reading and mathematics from spring to fall for girls who were at least two years behind in reading and mathematics achievement. The summer…

Teaching child development to teenaged mothers and pregnant school-aged girls can be most effective if it involves the direct participation of the students through workshops and observation of child care techniques. (Author/EC)

With the exception of college freshmen, the frequency of unplanned pregnancies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels was unrelated to class, but increased over the time studied, with peaks after vacation periods. (MJB)

Questions claims that teenage pregnancies are generally unwanted, based on a study of 123 school-age mothers. Found that love was associated with becoming pregnant more than with starting sexual activity. Most respondents who were in love at the onset of pregnancy were hoping to marry their sex partners. (JAC)