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The rates are on the decline worldwide. But adolescent pregnancies still occur, placing millions of girls each year at risk for medical complications and social isolation, and their babies for severe health problems--especially when prenatal care is inadequate or nonexistent.   But as the opportunity for young women and girls increases around the world, adolescent pregnancy will continue to decline. Featuring reports from countries across the developed and developing worlds, the  International Handbook of Adolescent Pregnancy analyzes the scope of the problem and the diversity of social and professional responses. Its biological/ecological perspective identifies factors influencing childhood pregnancy, as well as outcomes, challenges, and needs of very young mothers as they differ across nations and regions. Salient comparisons are made as cultural contexts and community support vary widely, and attention is paid to issues such as child marriage, LGBT concerns, and the impact of religion and politics on health care, particularly access to contraception, abortion, and other services. This global coverage heightens the understanding of readers involved in care, education, and prevention programs, and otherwise concerned with the psychosocial development, reproductive health, and general well-being of girls. Included in the Handbook:   Biological influences of adolescent pregnancy. Adolescent maternal health and childbearing. Adolescent pregnancy and mental health. International perspectives on adolescent fathers. Adolescent pregnancy as a feminist issue. Adolescent pregnancy as a social problem. Plus viewpoints from more than thirty countries.   As a unique source of up-to-date findings and clear-headed analysis, the International Handbook of Adolescent Pregnancy is a go-to reference for practitioners and researchers in maternal and child health, pediatrics, adolescent medicine, and global health.

Developmental psychology. --- Maternal and infant welfare. --- Medicine. --- Pregnancy in Adolescence. --- Pregnancy. --- Public health. --- Sexual Behavior -- in adolescence. --- Social work. --- Teenage pregnancy --- Pregnancy --- Reproduction --- Reproductive Physiological Processes --- Reproductive Physiological Phenomena --- Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Pregnancy in Adolescence --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Pediatrics --- Gynecology & Obstetrics --- Teenage pregnancy. --- Adolescent pregnancy --- Pregnancy, Adolescent --- Pregnancy, Teenage --- Pregnancy in adolescence --- Teen pregnancy --- Maternal and child health services. --- Child psychology. --- School psychology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Maternal and Child Health. --- Social Work. --- Child and School Psychology. --- Development (Psychology) --- Developmental psychobiology --- Psychology --- Life cycle, Human --- Benevolent institutions --- Philanthropy --- Relief stations (for the poor) --- Social service agencies --- Social welfare --- Social work --- Human services --- Infant welfare --- Infants --- Maternity welfare --- Child welfare --- Mothers --- Women --- Maternal health services --- Charities, protection, etc. --- Charities --- Psychology, School --- Psychology, Applied --- Behavior, Child --- Child behavior --- Child study --- Children --- Pediatric psychology --- Child development --- Developmental psychology

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This comprehensive reference uses an ecological perspective to sort out the complex mix of biological, psychological, social, and other factors influencing adolescent health as well as shaping professional responses to the needs of adolescents. Describing critical concerns at the global level and innovative strategies from selected countries, the book urges readers to develop and support practices and policies to enhance optimal youth development. Expert coverage centers on key areas: the global state of adolescent health and development, adolescent health issues and public health answers, making health systems more responsive to youth, and improving school health services. And bedrock themes such as social determinants of health, young people’s right to health care, and health and gender disparities are discussed throughout these chapters. Included among the topics: • The epidemiology of adolescent health • Adolescent sexual health and sexuality education • Restorative justice and the mental wellbeing of adolescents • Critical issues in adolescent nutrition: needs and recommendations • Towards an adolescent competent workforce • Pairing children with health services: the changing role of school health services in the 21st century The International Handbook on Adolescent Health and Development is essential to medical schools, public schools, and college libraries; teaching faculty; graduate and post-graduate students in public health, medicine, social work, other behavioral sciences and health disciplines (e.g., nursing, allied heath); as well as practitioners interested in better orienting their services to the health needs of adolescents.

Maternal and child health services. --- Maternal and Child Health. --- Adolescent health services --- Medicine. --- Pediatrics. --- Child psychology. --- School psychology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Child and School Psychology. --- Teenagers --- Medical care. --- Maternal and infant welfare. --- Developmental psychology. --- Paediatrics --- Pediatric medicine --- Medicine --- Children --- Development (Psychology) --- Developmental psychobiology --- Psychology --- Life cycle, Human --- Infant welfare --- Infants --- Maternity welfare --- Child welfare --- Mothers --- Women --- Maternal health services --- Diseases --- Health and hygiene --- Charities, protection, etc. --- Charities --- Psychology, School --- Psychology, Applied --- Behavior, Child --- Child behavior --- Child study --- Pediatric psychology --- Child development --- Developmental psychology

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Explores the issue of teenage pregnancy from a cross-cultural perspective to discover its dangers and effective preventative measures. Teenage pregnancy is a worldwide problem that accompanies the initiation of sexual activity at increasingly younger ages. This unique reference resource provides students with cross-cultural comparisons of the issues associated with teenage pregnancy. (Greenwood)

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