International Handbook of Adolescent Pregnancy: Medical, Psychosocial, and Public Health Responses

by Mary E. Dillon and Andrew L. Cherry

Book Overview

The rates are on the decline worldwide. But adolescent pregnancies still occur, placing millions of girls each year at risk for medical complications and social isolation and their babies for severe health problems-especially when prenatal care is inadequate or nonexistent.

But as the opportunity for young women and girls increases around the world, adolescent pregnancy will continue to decline. Featuring reports from countries across the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489980253
• ISBN13: 9781489980250
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 712 Pages
• Weight: 3.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"