The pediatrician's role in assisting teenagers to avoid the consequences of adolescent pregnancy.
There are ways in which the practicing pediatrician can help adolescent prevent pregnancy or improve the outcome of pregnancy. Clearly, each practitioner will have to decide what services will work best within his or her practice as well as for the community.
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University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
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