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PEDIATRICS Vol. 103 No. 2 February 1999, pp. 516-520

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Adolescent Pregnancy---Current Trends and Issues: 1998

Committee on Adolescence

Although the prevention of unintended adolescent pregnancy is a primary goal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and society, many adolescents continue to become pregnant. Since the last statement on adolescent pregnancy was issued by the Academy in 1989, new observations have been recorded in the literature. The purpose of this new statement is to review current trends and issues on adolescent pregnancy to update practitioners on this topic.

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The following policy statement is a revision:

Adolescent Pregnancy: Current Trends and Issues
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Pediatrics 116: 281-286. [Full Text]



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