title: Adolescent obstetrics and gynecology: children having children--can it be controlled?
abstract: The incidence of pregnancies continues to increase for women under the age of 16 years. Pregnancy in a teenager who is not fully developed is associated with poor outcomes. Sociocultural factors account for many problems of teenage pregnancy, and addressing these issues forms the basis for control of this problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plouffe
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D009774:Obstetrics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data