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Taking it lying down : sexuality and teenage motherhood

Title: Taking it lying down : sexuality and teenage motherhood / Frances Hudson and Bernard Ineichen.
Author: Hudson, Frances, 1943-
Publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1991.

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Ineichen, Bernard

Description

234 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"How is it that today, when contraception is in theory freely available, and AIDS is a reality, many young people still fail--or choose not--to use any form of birth control?" "Why is it that some accidental, unplanned adolescent pregnancies lead to motherhood? Are young teenagers able to understand what their future holds as parents with few adult skills and competences?" "In this book the authors look at the behaviour of young people in Britain and America, and discuss their attitudes to sex and sexual relationships." "The authors then look at the consequences of early pregnancy and motherhood by taking motherhood stage by stage following the birth, discussing the implications for children, the parents and the wider community." "Drawing on first-hand experience and sociological research, the authors present a vivid picture of the sorts of life-styles and attitudes many young mothers (and some fathers) have; they also present a review of recent and current literature on the subject of teenage sexuality, pregnancy and its consequences." "This is a subject of which many are unaware. Since it is of concern to governments and welfare systems--for policy-making and provision of services--the authors discuss some of the existing services both for pregnancy prevention and for young parents' support, and suggest ways of improving both."--Jacket.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232) and index.

Contents

Introduction: Teenage Sexuality and Pregnancy -- an Issue for Concern -- Sect. 1. What Teenagers Do -- 1. The Changing Shape of Teenage Pregnancy -- 2. Paths to Pregnancy -- 3. Becoming a Mother -- 4. Teenage Mothers and their Babies -- 5. Very Young Mothers -- Sixteen and Under -- 6. The World of the Teenage Mother and her Child -- Sect. 2. Why Worry? -- 7. Implications of Teenage Parenthood -- 8. Current Operational Policies -- 9. What Further Needs to be Done?

ISBN

0333531779
9780333531778
0333531787
9780333531785

LCCN

92157194

OCLC

ocm28673785
28673785
SCSB-1965588

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Princeton University Library