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Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage Pregnancy. The issues. Government targets for teenage pregnancy Reducing the rate of under 18’s conceptions by 50% by 2010 Engage more teenage parents in education, training or employment, to reduce the risks of long term social exclusion. What are the issues faced by the NHS.

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Teenage Pregnancy

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  1. Teenage Pregnancy The issues

  2. Government targets for teenage pregnancy • Reducing the rate of under 18’s conceptions by 50% by 2010 • Engage more teenage parents in education, training or employment, to reduce the risks of long term social exclusion

  3. What are the issues faced by the NHS • The vast majority of teenage pregnancies unplanned • Most teenagers visit services after becoming sexually active • Highest rate of Chlamydia in 16-19 year olds • under 16s least likely to use contraception • 50%of teenagers who become pregnant had received at least one prescription of the pill from their GP • Pregnant teenagers delay seeking help - late abortions and missed antenatal care

  4. Teenage mothers: outcomes • Almost 50% smoke during pregnancy • More likely to experience poor ante-natal care • Higher maternity complications • 4 out of 10 affected by post-natal depression • Six times more likely to have no qualifications • More likely to experience poverty and deprivation

  5. Children of teenage parents: Outcomes • Half as likely to breastfed • 2 X more likely to be admitted to hospital • 4 X more likely to be born weighing less than 2500grams • Infant mortality rate 1.5x the average infant mortality rate

  6. Teenage Pregnancy and the Health Service • Partnership Groups • Health services are developing interagency working groups to improve services together. These include: • Drop-in clinics • Offering free confidential advice and information on health and contraception for 13 -19 year olds • Sex & relationship education in schools • To provide a clear and consistent approach to sex and relationships education in schools using a multi -agency team

  7. Work with young parents Other partnerships to support young parents include: ‘Skilled up’ programme OCN accredited course 8 young parents completed and gained accreditation Citizen Advice Bureau For pregnant women and young parents aged 23 and under, dealing with Benefits, Housing, Debt management & legal issues

  8. Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) EHC is free to young people under 21 in many areas of Birmingham Some pharmacists have been trained - It is individual pharmacists that are able to offer service not the premises from which they work, so ‘phone to check they are available

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