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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827369203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-282-15084-7

9786612150845

1-907830-11-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeishmanJune L

MoirJames

Disciplina

618.200835

Soggetti

Teenage pregnancy

Teenage parents

Teenage mothers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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