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What happened next? This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the end of the UK Government's highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which reduced the under-18 pregnancy rate by well over 50%.
List of contents
Introduction 1. Variation in teenage conception rates 2. Reducing rates of teenage conceptions 3. England's teenage pregnancy strategy: rationale, development and first phase implementation. (1999-2005) 4. The second phase of implementation: reviewing, redoubling efforts and reaching the target (2005-2018) 5. What happened next: a national and local perspective (2018-2024) 6. Translating evidence into action: continuing to embed the ten key factors for an effective strategy in a new and resource poor landscape 7. Improving the lives of young parents: developments and challenges since 2018 8. Adolescent childbearing globally: tangible progress made, but much more to be done - developments since 2018
About the author
Alison Hadley OBE is the Director of the Teenage Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange at the University of Bedfordshire and previously led the implementation of the Labour government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy for England.
Roger Ingham is Professor of Health and Community Psychology at the University of Southampton.
Joanna Nichols is Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership at the University of Bradford.
Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli has recently retired after a 30-year career in the World Health Organisation.
Summary
What happened next? This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the end of the UK Government’s highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which reduced the under-18 pregnancy rate by well over 50%.
