This paper is based on a presentation at the CWLA Eastern Regional Conference at Baltimore in 1969 (MG)

Little empirical research has focused on whether comprehensive service programs for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents have helped to prevent or reduce the occurrence of subsequent pregnancies. This 4-year follow-up study evaluated what impact 8 services provided by a nonprofit agency have had on preventing repeat pregnancies, including…

Reviews literature on intervention programs for adolescent mothers. Focuses on specific goals: minimizing obstetrical complications, fostering positive parent-child interactions, reducing social isolation and maximizing support, and eliminating repeat out-of-wedlock pregnancies. Reports that all programs reviewed displayed moderate success, and…

The authors found very significant relationship between pregnant unmarried girls' attitudes and plans and that of their mothers. Because of this the authors recommend concrete community support to these mothers in their efforts to help their daughters as well as to involve them actively in prenatal programs for their daughters. (SE)

Research on social services for pregnant teenagers should provide more information about these clients and their needs as well as the services available to them. Constructive suggestions can then be offered to influence public policy. (JAC)

The Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project (TAPP) of San Francisco is a city-wide interagency service system coordinated by the city's Family Service Agency and Unified School District. Clients participate in pre- or post-natal service systems that provide free, personal, and continuous counseling for up to three years. Case managers identify and…

Reviews research on the changing patterns of childbearing among adolescents and the impact of premature parenthood on the life course of young mothers and their children. The evidence supports the need for more integration among services and the importance of increasing the availability of services to those in need. (Author/BJV)

This report presents ethnographic case studies of the life circumstances and experiences of 18 low-income adolescents who participated in Project Redirection, a national program which provides educational and family planning services at the local level to pregnant teens and mothers. Information on the teens' family background, patterns of…

FROM REPORTS AND DATA THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO THE UNITED STATES CHILDREN'S BUREAU THROUGH 1962, A REVIEW WAS MADE OF RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS THAT RELATED TO AVAILABILITY AND USE OF HEALTH SERVICES BY UNMARRIED MOTHERS. INCLUDED ARE COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY IN BIRTHS OUT OF WEDLOCK--(1) STUDIES OF PRENATAL MEDICAL CARE FOR UNMARRIED MOTHERS,…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES OF A PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED UNWED PREGNANT TEENAGERS IN SYRACUSE. THE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR A YEAR, ATTEMPTS (1) TO PROVIDE A NEARLY TUTORIAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, (2) TO ESTABLISH INDIVIDUAL DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS, (3) TO TEACH THE…

Adolescent pregnancy (AP) is explored from historical and policy perspectives. The "epidemic" of AP, with 4 out of every 10 teenage girls becoming pregnant, is typically portrayed as a recent and unprecedented problem that requires massive federal intervention, but the problem is not new. Chapter 1 analyzes adolescent sexuality, AP, and…

AN INTERAGENCY PROGRAM FOR UNWED PREGNANT TEENAGERS IN THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FUNDED IN 1965 UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, OFFERS EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO USING REGULAR PERSONNEL, THE PROGRAM ENLISTS THE COORDINATED EFFORTS OF THE ADOPTION BUREAU, THE BUREAU OF…

Each year in the United States, approximately one million adolescents become pregnant. This guide, the seventh in a series of resource guides for human service professionals, features a collection of articles that explores and explains the different facets of teenage pregnancy, while offering strategies for intervention. The volume begins with an…

Data is presented which demonstrates that poor and/or nonwhite pregnant adolescents are high risk individuals from medical, educational and social points of view. Specific problems in all three areas are described and the results of a program, initiated to offer meaningful solutions, are discussed. The Young Mothers Educational Development (YMED)…

AN INTERAGENCY PROGRAM FOR UNWED PREGNANT TEENAGERS IN THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED IN OR ADJACENT TO SIX LOS ANGELES DISTRICT HEALTH CENTERS. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR MEDICAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL, THE PROGRAM'S…