The booklet provides information and materials for setting up and implementing a 10-day sex education course for delinquent or sexually active adolescents. The course objectives are stated as imparting factual information in the areas of anatomy, venereal disease, birth control, and pregnancy. The manual provides information on staff…

Unwed pregnancy in young women was conceptualized as a motivated goal interactively determined by both personality and situational factors. The primary behavioral correlate indicative of this predisposition is inadequate use of readily available birth control techniques (B.C.) for the sexually active female. In addition, sex frequency and the…

The National Institute on Drug Abuse presents this report as the fifth in a series intended to summarize the empirical research findings and major theoretical approaches relating to the the issues of drug use and abuse. Included in this volume are summaries of the major research findings concerning the effects of nonmedical drug use on pregnancy.…

This bibliography attempts to bring together references from the medical and social sciences which focus on the physical and emotional factors associated with the pregnancy and postpartum periods. Of special importance are manuscripts which deal with maternal, parental, and marital reactions during the pregnancy and postpartum periods among…

Presented for vocational counselors is an overview of mental retardation, including the definition, and etiology. Described are the prenatal factors of heredity (including familial retardation and cranial anomalies), infections (including syphilis and encephalitis), radiation, blood group incompatibility, and unknown or variable etiological…

In Denmark a large and complex group of social, legal, educational, health, and financial services are available to all women who are pregnant and/or have children under 2 years of age. These services are the subject of two joint reports. The first report describes the history, organization, and administration of the program and the services for…

In this issue, the Consortium on Early Childbearing and Childrearing, a federally funded research utilization and information sharing project, reports on recent conferences, workshops, and publications pertaining to the problems of young parenthood. The Consortium is directed principally toward helping communities initiate and improve health and…

Six times since 1964, the Public Health Service has issued formal reviews of the scientific evidence which links cigarette smoking to disease and premature death. Each successive review, including this one, has seemed to confirm and strengthen the conclusion of the 1964 Report, that cigarettes are a major cause of death and disease. In the first…

The unplanned nature of sexual intercourse for the high school or college student accounts for much of the failure to use contraception. (JD)

Exploratory survey revealed women's needs and problems during pregnancy, labor, delivery, hospital stay, and initial adjustment to newborn child. Out of this survey evolved a center designed to meet current needs and avoid traumatic experiences for mothers and children. Impact of medication during delivery is among health care issues highlighted.…

To counter the teenage pregnancy epidemic, sex education should be expanded to a twelve year learning program. Schools must develop imaginative and innovative programs geared to their individual and community needs. School-based medical clinics and special programs for pregnant and parenting teens may be necessities in some communities. (MD)

Examined the influence of family relationships and support, religion, and education on the Puerto Rican pregnant teenager's decision to carry or to abort. Found girls who carried were more significantly influenced and supported by family and friends, especially by mothers, than were those in abort group. Abort group girls reported greater…

The United States Supreme Court upheld a California state law requiring employers to allow a pregnant woman up to four months of unpaid maternity leave if she claims pregnancy as a disability. A bill before Congress addresses parental leave and job protection for parents caring for a new baby or a sick child. (MLH)

Presents results of a 1982 descriptive study of female farmworkers receiving prenatal care at Tri-County Community Health Center in North Carolina. Recommends patient advocacy, minimum wage ensurance, improved housing, access to tax-supported public assistance, and social service programs to improve health status. (SA)

Proposes changes in commercial television programing on human sexuality that would create a less confusing, more healthy atmosphere for adolescents. They include creating a climate for discussion of contraception, stopping sexual exploitation, illuminating the joys and woes of childrearing, and presenting positive role modeling for family…