International Handbook of Adolescent Pregnancy Medical, Psychosocial, and Public Health Responses /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cherry, Andrew L. (Editor), Dillon, Mary E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Maternal and child health services.; Social work.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; Social Work.; Child and School Psychology.

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 opportunit...