Changes in conceptions in women younger than 18 years and the circumstances of young mothers in England in 2000–12: an observational study

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 388; no. 10044; pp. 586 - 595
• Main Authors: Wellings, Kaye, Prof, Palmer, Melissa J, PhD, Geary, Rebecca S, PhD, Gibson, Lorna J, MSc, Copas, Andrew, PhD, Datta, Jessica, MSc, Glasier, Anna, FRCOG, Scott, Rachel H, MSc, Mercer, Catherine H, PhD, Erens, Bob, MSc, Macdowall, Wendy, MSc, French, Rebecca S, PhD, Jones, Kyle, MSc, Johnson, Anne M, Prof, Tanton, Clare, PhD, Wilkinson, Paul, Prof
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 06.08.2016; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Abortion; Adolescent; Birth control; Education; England; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Internal Medicine; Intervention; Life Style; Medical research; Mothers - statistics & numerical data; Observational studies; Pregnancy; Pregnancy in Adolescence - statistics & numerical data; Pregnancy Rate - trends; Prevalence; Regression Analysis; Risk factors; Sex education; Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Social conditions & trends; Socioeconomics; Teenage pregnancy; Training; Womens health; England; United Kingdom > UK

Summary Background In 2000, a 10-year Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was launched in England to reduce conceptions in women younger than 18 years and social exclusion in young parents. We used routinely collected data and data from Britain's National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Nats...