Reducing Teenage Pregnancy in Sheffield

1. Reducing Teenage Pregnancyin Sheffield Sam Martin Joint Commissioning and Health Strategy Manager Sheffield City Council

2. Why reducing teenage pregnancy matters Impact on mother Increased risk at age 30 of: • Living in poverty • Unemployment • Single parent • No qualifications 3 x increased risk post natal depression Higher risk of poor mental health up to 3 years after birth

3. Why reducing teenage pregnancy matters Impact on child 60% higher infant mortality rate Mother 3 x more likely to smoke during pregnancy,more likely to have low weight birth, and 50% less likely to breastfeed, all with negative health consequences for the child 63% increased risk of being born into poverty Increased risk of: • mortality under 8 years old • accidents • behavioural problems • (for girls) becoming a teenage mother

4. National Reducing Teenage Pregnancy Strategy • Target: Reduce the rate of conception for 15-17 year olds by 50% by 2010, from the baseline rate in 1998.

5. So How Are We Doing So Far…..

8. Why??

9. It’s a ‘health’ issueIt’s all about sexNot targeted enoughNot systematic in efforts

10. What have we got to do?

11. senior local sponsorship and engagement of all key partners – inc communications and workforce training • Make good use of data • Good quality young people’s contraceptive and sexual health services • Strong delivery of PSHE and SRE in schools and in the youth services • Target interventions in the right place with the right people at the right time • Work with parents • RAISING ASPIRATION

12. A challenge • Are we convinced? • Do we really believe we can do it? • Is it REALLY everybody’s business?