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Peer reviewedBerg, Marjorie; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1979
Two groups of pregnant adolescents were studied using a retrospective analysis of obstetrical summary to demonstrate the relationship of the availability of a comprehensive, program of prenatal care in a public school setting to the achievement of early and continuous prenatal care, and to the minimizing of obstetrical complications. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Medical Services, Pregnancy, Pregnant Students
Peer reviewedRoth, Jeffrey; Hendrickson, Jo; Schilling, Max; Stowell, Daniel W. – Journal of School Health, 1998
Reviews recent research on relationships between young maternal age and incidence of low-birth-weight infants. Different lines of research attribute low birth weight to biological and sociocultural factors. Both factors, plus lifestyle choices made by adolescents, combine to raise or lower the risk of delivering a low-birth-weight infant.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biological Influences, Birth Weight, Comprehensive School Health Education
