This report on teenage pregnancy is divided into three parts, each of which provides specific resources for those who are initiating or expanding programs to prevent teenage pregnancy and to serve parenting teenagers. Part I, a "Catalog of Programs to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy and Serve Pregnant Adolescents and Teenage Parents,"…

The materials cited in this annotated bibliography focus on maternal and infant health and the critical importance of good nutrition. Audiovisuals and books are listed in 152 citations derived from online searches of the AGRICOLA database. Materials are available from the National Agricultural Library or through interlibrary loan to a local…

This document provides witness testimony and prepared statements from two Congressional hearings called to consider the reauthorization of the Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects. Testimony is presented from two officials of the Department of Health and Human Services who are responsible for administering the law, representatives from…

The purpose of the conference reported in this document was to improve and coordinate state-level efforts to ameliorate the crisis of adolescent pregnancy. The document includes summaries of addresses by Edgar May, vice-president of the American Public Welfare Association's board of directors; Ann Rosewater, staff director of the Select Committee…

This final report provides a descriptive overview of three approaches which the Hawaii Demonstration Project initiated to reduce unintended teenage pregnancies. Project evaluation findings are summarized; both qualitative and quantitative data are presented for a comprehensive picture of the project and its input. Project limitations and successes…

The pilot study reported on in this paper was an attempt to examine some basic attitudes of low-income females to sexual matters for single-never-pregnant teenagers. (Author)

This leader's guide presents recommendations for running seminars for parents on the subject of adolescent sexuality. These seminars are designed to involve parents in open, supportive, and thoughtful sessions dealing with questions that surround their adolescent's newly emerging sexual identities. Topics include: (1) current statistics and trends…

This report summarizes information received from collaborators in state health departments, hospitals, and other pertinent sources regarding abortions reported to the Center for Disease Control for the April-June quarter of 1971. Data in tabular and narrative form are given for abortion ratios by state, reported abortions by menstrual weeks of…

This is a review of literature (with abstracts) dealing with adolescent pregnancies. Most of the programs developed to meet the needs of the pregnant adolescent are relatively new. Therefore, the literature which has been published on adolescent pregnancy is heavily weighted with articles which demonstrate the size and kind of problem, not with…

Variables important in predicting female contraception usage were found to be those which involved dyadic commitment, conditions of love, self-esteem, and father's occupation (social class). The best predictors of male contraception usage involved experience in dating and internalization of role models via mother's and father's permissiveness.…

Reduction in fertility of remarried women relative to once married women was investigated. When marital history of husband was controlled, it became evident that a greater reduction of fertility was observed among women with previously married husbands than among remarried women whose husbands had not been previously married. (Author)

The parity (first, second, third or fourth) of recent births by 200 women was significantly associated with their reactions to childbearing, as measured by their responses to 18 attitude items, and the application of 12 content analysis affect scales to their recollections. (Author)

Based upon his experience as gynecologist at the Fernald School, the author suggests a set of criteria for establishing and running a gynecology program at an institution for the mentally retarded. (SBH)

Data for the period September 1976 through April 1977 indicate a rise in the United States birth rate; however, the rate is still below the replacement level. It is speculated that the increase is an "echo" effect to the post-World War II baby boom which peaked in 1957. (SL)

Compared during the first year of life was the development of 40 postterm, postmature infants and 40 normal control infants. (CL)