Taking the position that science is not value-free has certain consequences. There are both risks and rewards inherent when evaluators relinquish an objective, non-involved role for a more subjective, partisan role in an evaluation where issues of class, gender, and race are intertwined. It is important for evaluators to consider how their…

Despite concern over the co-occurrence of substance use and unplanned pregnancy among adolescents, little information is available about drug use before and during pregnancy in adolescence. The present study examined substance use among a sample of premaritally pregnant adolescents (n=241) who were interviewed as part of an ongoing longitudinal…

This bibliography contains references for materials related to birth planning decisions. It includes items concerned solely with the decision of whether or not to become a parent, as well as books and articles on careers and parenthood, family size, health and pregnancy, and the cost of having and raising children. The bibliography contains 42…

This document focuses on the involvement of the Mott Foundation in the problem of teenage pregnancy. After a brief introduction to the topic including statistics on the incidence of teenage pregnancy, methods by which other organizations and foundations have attacked the problem of teenage pregnancy are described. The role of the Mott Foundation…

This document contains the testimony before Congress of a witness representing the New England Natural Family Planning Association and Natural Family Planning Education of Rochester, New York. The World Health Organization definition of natural family planning (NFP) is included which defines NFP as methods for planning and preventing pregnancies…

This report presents 3-day nutrient intake data for about 36,100 individuals in 48 states. Data are provided in 157 tables, and results are summarized in the text. The contribution of 14 food groups to intakes of food energy and 14 nutrients are presented. Also included are the average intakes of food energy and nutrients, the nutrient densities…

In order to better meet the needs of female adolescents coming to a Planned Parenthood League Teen Center for prescription contraceptives, a study was undertaken to understand their psychosexual history. The study focused on the past and present sexual and contraceptive behavior of 532 new clients under the age of 18. The data were collected…

How one team made a low-budget tape series to educate new mothers. (Author)

Describes a special pilot project in New York City in which special educational centers are provided exclusively for unwed pregnant girls. (Author)

Teachers can provide information to young students about their bodies and about the decisions they face in dealing with their sexuality. (JD)

Inadequate nutrition will affect the birth weight of the infant and reduce the infant's chances for proper development and survival. (JD)

Examined perceived relationships between 95 mothers and their adolescent daughters to determine if there was a significant difference in mother-daughter relationshhip as perceived by pregnant versus nonpregnant adolescents, and whether mothers of these two groups differed in their feelings for their daughters. Found no striking differences between…

Reviews literature on subsequent adolescent pregnancy; self-concept; and phototherapy, a series of visual techniques which can aid in self-understanding. Presents specific phototherapeutic intervention, consisting of eight distinct steps, as a possible component of a comprehensive program of information and counseling for adolescents during…

Examined how sexually active adolescent women intended to deal with premarital pregnancy and what influenced intentions. Subjects holding positive general attitudes toward abortion showed stronger intentions toward terminating unwanted pregnancy. Abortion attitudes of significant others influenced intentions. More career-oriented subjects…