PEDIATRICS Vol. 75 No. 5 May 1985, pp. 973-975
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Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing: New Data, New Challenges

ELIZABETH R. MCANARNEY MD1

1 Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York

According to a study published by Zelnik and Kantner in 1980,1 approximately 70% of unmarried young women reported having had coitus by 19 years of age. In a recent study by Clark and colleagues,2 approximately 87% of black male adolescents attending an inner-city school in Baltimore reported having had coitus. An estimated 1 million adolescent pregnancies result from this coital activity; approximately two thirds eventuate in births and one third in abortion.3 Most pregnant adolescents are unmarried; of those who give birth, most keep their children.

Even though the demographic data have not changed over time, our understanding of the risks of adolescent childbearing has improved.




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