Risk Factors for Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Adolescent Mothers: A Review of the Literature
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent GynecologyPublished 1 August 1998Open access
D. Rigsby, George A. Macones, D.A. Driscoll
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There is little consensus as to which risk factors are the most important predictors of recidivism, and with as many as half of teenage mothers conceiving again within two years, the identification of "high-risk" teens may be less important than the development of intervention strategies.
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There is little consensus as to which risk factors are the most important predictors of recidivism. With as many as half of teenage mothers conceiving again within two years, the identification of "high-risk" teens may be less important than the development of intervention strategies for all these young women.
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