Pregnant Adolescents
Demographics of Adolescent Pregnancies
Comparison with European Countries
Teen Pregnancies by Country
Teen pregnancies in Alabama, 1989
Prevention of Teen Pregnancies
Is Teenage Pregnancy a Problem?
Family Timetables
Data on Family Timetables from Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill (con’t)
Time-table by Generation
Possible Explanations
Common health-related problems in teen pregnancies
Low Birth Weight by Mother’s Age
Characteristic Profile for Good Pregnancy Outcome
Characteristic Profile (con’t)
Characteristic profile (con’t)
Recommendations for Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Calculations of weight gain for pregnant adolescents
Approximate Weight Gain of Postmenarcheal Women
Evidence Supporting Higher Weight Gains for Adolescents
Scholl, et. al. Amer J Clin Nutr 51:790-3, 1990
Scholl, et al. Results
Effect of Maternal Growth on Infant Birth Weight
Scholl et al. Conclusions
Rees et. al, Amer J Clin Nutr 56:868-73, 1992
Rees et al, Description of Subjects
Rees, et. al Results
Rees et. al, Conclusions
Counseling Issues
Characteristics of Persons Most Successful in Working with Adolescents p.314-315
Characterisitics (con’t)
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