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Factors Associated with Adolescents’ Risk For Late Entry into Prenatal Care


  Author: Constance M. Wiemann, Abbey B. Berenson, Leticia Garcia-del Pino, Sharon L. McCombs
Publisher: The Alan Guttmacher Institute
Publication: Family Planning Perspectives Vol. 29 No. 6
Document Date:                  December 01, 1997
Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Motherhood
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Pregnancy
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity
 

This article demonstrates that pregnant adolescents were more likely to enter prenatal care at a later stage in their pregnancy if they were no longer in contact with the baby's father, had no history of abortion, did not drink alcohol while pregnant, had only one sexual partner in the last year, or were unemployed.

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