The pediatrician and the prevention of adolescent pregnancy.
Some unplanned adolescent pregnancies may be averted through education and preventive servies provided by the teen-ager's physician. This paper discusses the need for such services, and reviews the current literature concerning issues surrounding adolescent contraception--professional acceptability, legality, public attitudes, morality, and appropriateness to the pediatrician's role. The authors conclude that recent developments make the pediatrician's involvement in adolescent sexuality counseling entirely feasible.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003267:Contraception; D003376:Counseling; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D007086:Illegitimacy; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010372:Pediatrics; D011247:Pregnancy; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States