The nature of maternity services has changed in the past 20 years, with a movement away from traditional (physician delivery in a hospital) towards other alternative services. This study examined alternative maternity services in Washington State, which ranks eighth in the country in the use of such services. Data were collected from birth and…

This staff brief was prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Teenage Pregnancy Prevention and Related Issues. It presents information on teenage pregnancy, programs to deal with teenage pregnancy, and proposed legislation from the 1989-1990 Wisconsin Legislative Session. Part I of the brief provides pregnancy data for…

This report addresses the problem of sexually active teenagers who either do not use contraception or use it inconsistently. Psychological and cognitive barriers to contraception use are briefly reviewed and the development of a cognitively oriented intervention designed to modify beliefs inimical to contraceptive use is discussed. The selection…

A number of questions relating to providing abortion information to teenagers can be raised from legal, ethical and philosophical standpoints. The purpose of this article is to examine abortion information-giving from the perspective of counseling and guidance theory and practice. (Author)

Although the birth rate among every maternal age group in the United States is declining, among teenagers the decline is evident only for older adolescents, regardless of marital status. Younger adolescents are delivering more, not fewer, babies. This article reviews studies relating to this phenomenon. (Author)

Data were collected in 1980 and 1982 on the non-coital and coital sexual experiences of male and female adolescents. Findings indicate that Whites are more likely than Blacks to engage in a predictable series of non-coital behaviors before their first intercourse experience. This may partly explain racial differences in adolescent pregnancy rates.…

The paper describes the background, planning and evaluation of a February 1985 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, on teenage pregnancy and parenthood. The author concludes that the symposium demonstrated the effectiveness of a collaborative community approach to issues of sexuality. (CL)

A review of research on the effects of alcohol consumption by pregnant women supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's warning about the possible negative effects (learning disabilities, hyperactivity, short attention span, and emotional liability) of children. (Author/CL)

At least 30 percent of newborn children of alcoholic mothers are affected severely by the fetal alcohol syndrome and 40-45 percent show some stigmata. Risks to offspring of mothers who drink occasionally or binge drink are not clear, but the danger is probably greatest in the first trimester of pregnancy. (CMG)

Questions the common assumption that premarital pregnancy is specially motivated. Contends that it is usually the unanticipated outcome of sexual activity. Results of research on sample of 337 unmarried black teenagers indicates that experience with birth control was strongly related to the way sex was viewed by their mothers. (RJ)

The use of the diaphragm as a contraceptive measure by college women is examined with reference to application of the method, user satisfaction, and pregnancy outcomes. (JD)

Outlines several steps that can be taken to protect pregnant workers from work hazards. (IRT)

Used June 1985 Current Population Survey data to provide detailed analysis of childbearing after second marriage among women who remarried during reproductive years. For both Whites and Blacks, approximately one-half of women gave birth in second marriage; most births occurred within 24 months of remarriage. Among Whites, childbearing…