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dc.contributor.authorNichols, Joanna E.*
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-17T13:10:53Z
dc.date.available2018-04-17T13:10:53Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-13
dc.identifier.citationNichols J (2018) Teenage pregnancy: do nurses know how to respond? Independent Nurse. 2018(2): 18-22.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/15521
dc.descriptionYesen_US
dc.description.abstractTeenage pregnancy is often a very emotive subject. The media image of pregnant teenagers and young parents can be very negative, promoting the idea that young people become pregnant for financial reasons or for want of a responsible attitude. In reality, this is seldom true and the picture is far more complex. For many young parents the decision to become pregnant is not taken lightly. Their parenting, though perhaps more challenging than for older parents, is no less caring and effective. Sadly, this is not the experience for all young parents and their children. A number of negative outcomes for teenage parent families have been identified (see Box 1).1 As well as the difficulties faced by teenage parents, many young people become pregnant without intending to be and do not continue their pregnancies. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in 2015 almost 50% of under 18 pregnancies ended in termination. Risk factors for teenage pregnancy include poor school experience, low educational attainment, bullying and domestic violence, use of alcohol and spending time in local authority care.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.isreferencedbyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.12968/indn.2018.2.18en_US
dc.rights© 2018 MA Healthcare Ltd. Full-text reproduced in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy.en_US
dc.subjectPregnancy; Female; Pregnancy in adolescence; Trends; Health resource allocation; UK; England; Health services accessibility; Sex education; Contraceptionen_US
dc.titleTeenage pregnancy: do nurses know how to respond?en_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.Accepted2018-01-15
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionAccepted Manuscripten_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-07-28T03:50:04Z


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