Coming to Grips With the US Adolescent Birth Rate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11017808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Joycelyn Elders (M. Joycelyn Elders was the 15th US Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, and is with the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Arkansas School of Medical Science, Little Rock., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2205-2206 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2012.300978 |
| PMID | 23078505 |
| PMCID | PMC3519298 |
| OpenAlex | W2160082390 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
In this article the author reflects on the birth rate of adolescents in the U.S. She suggests that adolescent pregnancy can have long term negative consequences for both a mother and her baby. She argues that if adolescent pregnancy rates are to be lowered in the U.S., national policies must be developed and implemented which focus on increasing educational attainment and social and economic access to improved options and outcomes for all adolescents
Birth rate · Developmental psychology · Educational attainment · Environmental health · Fertility · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception
| Highly cited | No |
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