title: Tackling the problem of the social exclusion of teenage mothers.
abstract: The majority of teenage mothers in the UK come from poor backgrounds, with few prospects of work locally and little to aim for educationally. But with help from government education and child-care schemes and the intervention of health-care professionals, much can be done to improve their position. This paper looks at current research and practical projects in this area.
authors.affiliation: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom