Science and Babies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science and Babies write by Institute of Medicine. This book was released on 1990-02-01. Science and Babies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our nation is troubled by rates of teen pregnancies and newborn deaths that are worse than almost all others in the Western world. Science and Babies is a straightforward presentation of the major reproductive issues we face that suggests answers for the public. The book discusses how the clash of opinions on sex and family planning prevents us from making a national commitment to reproductive health; why people in the United States have fewer contraceptive choices than those in many other countries; what we need to do to improve social and medical services for teens and people living in poverty; how couples should "shop" for a fertility service and make consumer-wise decisions; and what we can expect in the futureâ€"featuring interesting accounts of potential scientific advances.
Risking the Future
Risking the Future - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Risking the Future write by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. This book was released on 1987-02-01. Risking the Future available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? This volume reviews in detail the trends in and consequences of teenage sexual behavior and offers thoughtful insights on the issues of sexual initiation, contraception, pregnancy, abortion, adoption, and the well-being of adolescent families. It provides a systematic assessment of the impact of various programmatic approaches, both preventive and ameliorative, in light of the growing scientific understanding of the topic.
Premature Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood
Premature Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Premature Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood write by Elizabeth R. McAnarney. This book was released on 1984. Premature Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Handbook of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior
Handbook of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Handbook of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior write by Ralph J. DiClemente. This book was released on 2013-11-21. Handbook of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Adolescence is a developmental period of accelerating physical, psychological, social! cultural, and cognitive development, often characterized by confronting and surmounting a myriad of challenges and establishing a sense of self-identity and autonomy. It is also, unfortunately, a period fraught with many threats to the health and well-being of adoles cents and with substantial consequent impairment and disability. Many of the adverse health consequences experienced by adolescents are, to a large extent, the result of their risk behaviors. Many adolescents today, and perhaps an increasing number in the future, are at risk for death, disease, and other adverse health outcomes that are not primarily biomedical in origin. In general, there has been a marked change in the causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescents. Previously, infectious diseases accounted for a dispro portionate share of adolescent morbidity and mortality. At present, however, the over whelming toll of adolescent morbidity and mortality is the result of lifestyle practices.
Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood
Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood write by Alison Hadley. This book was released on 2017-12-01. Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood provides a comprehensive, unparalleled insight into the UK Government’s highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which reduced the under-18 pregnancy rate by well over 50%, and considers how the lessons from this policy can be applied internationally. This important book captures and shares the lessons from the TPS for future governments and policy makers, and documents the details of implementing a long-term strategy with its innovative approach to policy issues. After providing the rationale for prioritising teenage pregnancy, the book demonstrates evidence for what is effective, both in helping young people avoid unplanned pregnancy and in improving outcomes for young parents. The TPS is analysed against the World Health Organisation’s key actions for effective scale-up of adolescent sexual and reproductive health programmes, to offer an important contribution to international understanding of this global public health challenge. Advocating a ‘whole systems’ multi-agency approach this book translates evidence into clear action, and combines theory and practice with illustrative case studies to demonstrate how to implement policy successfully. It is valuable reading for policy makers and practitioners dealing with young people’s health, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of psychology, health studies, social work, youth work, education, social policy, sociology and related disciplines.
