This study investigates change in the husband-wife relationship, Lamaze training and age of the infant in relation to adjustment difficulty in the transition to fatherhood. Results indicate that items related to the husband-wife relationship are highly correlated with total adjustment difficulty and perceived change. (Author)

This essay highlights one pregnant middle school teacher's experiences with taking a mid-year leave. She used entries from her personal diary to reflect on how she felt about her leave, while her students wrote letters and notes expressing their anxieties about her leaving. The discussion of planning a pregnancy and the stages of pregnancy, along…

This implementation guide is designed for community-based organizations interested in developing programs similar to Plain Talk, a neighborhood-based initiative aimed at helping adults, parents, and community leaders develop the skills and tools needed to communicate effectively with youth about reducing adolescent sexual risk taking. The guide is…

This encyclopedia brings together in more than 200 entries, arranged in A-to-Z format, a portrait of the complex modern issue that birth control has become with advances in medicine and biochemistry during the 20th century. It is aimed at both the student and the consumer of birth control. Entries cover the following topics: birth control…

This guide discusses the importance of parent influence in preventing teen pregnancy, offering insights from research regarding: closeness between parents and their children; parent-child communication; parental attitudes and values about abstinence and/or the dangers of unprotected sex; parents' reluctance to discuss the issue; parental…

This guide discusses the importance of parent influence in preventing teen pregnancy, offering insights from research regarding: closeness between parents and their children; parent-child communication; parental attitudes and values about abstinence and/or the dangers of unprotected sex; parents' reluctance to discuss the issue; parental…

This report includes national birth rates for teenagers for 1991-98; the percent of change, 1991-98; state-specific teenage birth rates for 1991 and 1997; and the percent change, 1991-97. Data are in the form of tabular and graphical descriptions of the trends in teenage birth rates by age group, race, and Hispanic origin of the mother. The data…

An analysis of decisions in San Francisco's instructional languages case and in two cases involving pregnancy leave for teachers. (Author)

Report from the Anglo-American conference of sixty scientists at Wycombe, England. (RJ)

Describes how board maternity policies can be changed to meet judicial scrutiny. (JF)

Indicates and discusses those reasons given by boards for requiring pregnant teachers to go on mandatory leave that will pass judicial scrutiny. (JF)

Statement released by the Board of Directors, National Council on Family Relations, May 20, 1971. (Editor)

The factors found to be related significantly to premarital pregnancy were educational attainment, social status of father, social status of husband, and social mobility. The data suggest the premarital pregnancy has significance for social mobility through the process of mate selection. Premarital conception may result in middle class females…

Occupation, education, and income of the husbands reported by wives were used as measures of socioeconomic status. The findings show an inverse relationship between three measures of socioeconomic status and fertility pattern, and that the Shirazi couples prefer smaller families as they become richer and more educated. (Author)