Obstetrics (Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior)

Attitudes Strong Predictor of Repeat Pregnancies Among Teens

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 28th, 1996

Pregnant teenagers who have a positive attitude toward childbearing are more than twice as likely as other pregnant teenagers to become pregnant again within 12 months of giving birth, according to an article in the October 1996 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med. 1996;150:1037-1044).

Of 200 poor, pregnant 13- to 18-year-old patients in an adolescent-oriented maternity program, 12 (11.5 percent) became pregnant again during the first postpartum year. The researchers found that those who conceived again were more likely to have had a prior miscarriage, dropped out of school, abused illicit substances, moved away from...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1996-10-28)

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