title: Maternity policy. Caroline: a case of a pregnant teenager.
abstract: The government's health of the Nation strategy aims to reduce the incidence of conceptions among the under 16s by at least 50% by the year 2000. Teenagers need contraceptive services that they find approachable and easily accessible. Traditional family planning arrangements are not necessarily appropriate. Sex education in schools is sometimes too biological and does not relate to the teenager's personal situation and concerns. The main concern about teenage parents may be the long-term social rather than health consequences.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom