{"product_id":"planned-teenage-pregnancy-perspectives-of-young-parents-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds-9781861348746","title":"'Planned' Teenage Pregnancy: Perspectives of Young Parents from Disadvantaged Backgrounds","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Suzanne Cater | Lester Coleman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Parenting - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis in-depth study explores the motivations for 'planned' teenage pregnancy in England. The findings have important implications for the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy and the increasing political agenda on young people and health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The report is based on 51 in-depth interviews, undertaken among teenagers in six relatively disadvantaged locations who reported their pregnancy as 'planned' (41 women and 10 men). Key findings include: -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Young women report varied accounts of the extent to which their pregnancy was planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Young women's childhood and background act as contributing factors to 'planning' a pregnancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e More explicit and direct influences include viewing pregnancy as a chance to gain a new identity and change direction in life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - - - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The report includes numerous quotations from young people and documents two contrasting case studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Planned' teenage pregnancy will be of interest to practitioners, policy-makers and researchers in the teenage pregnancy field, including youth workers, Connexions PAs, social workers, and teachers who work with young people before conception, as well as teenage pregnancy co-ordinators, teenage-parent support workers, midwives and health visitors who work closely with young parents or parents-to-be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47587663282327,"sku":"9781861348746","price":2446.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781861348746.webp?v=1774967001","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/planned-teenage-pregnancy-perspectives-of-young-parents-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds-9781861348746","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}