Paul Quinn, PhD, is a nurse midwife and women's health nurse practitioner and currently practicing in New Jersey and Florida, USA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGuide to Health LiteracyCommon Misconceptions about Teen PregnancyQuestions and AnswersTeen Pregnancy as a Social Issue1. How common is teen pregnancy in the United States and around the world, and is teen pregnancy on the rise?2. What factors make someone more likely to become a teen parent?3. What societal factors influence teen pregnancy?4. What problems do teen parents face?5. What are the possible long-term effects for a child born to teen parents?6. What are the effects of teen pregnancy on a family?7. What are the consequences of teen pregnancy for society?8. What impact have media portrayals had on perceptions of teen pregnancy and parenthood?9. How can teen pregnancy be prevented?Options for Pregnant Teens10. What do I do if I decide to have an abortion?11. Are there different types of abortions, and how far into a pregnancy is each type available?12. What are the costs associated with an abortion?13. What are the possible complications of an abortion?14. Can I get an abortion without telling my parents?15. How does the adoption process work?16. Are there different types of adoption?17. If I decide to keep my baby, what do I need to provide my child with once it's born?18. What resources are available if I decide to keep the baby?19. What financial assistance is available to teen mothers and their children?20. What do I do if I keep the baby and then I can't handle things anymore?Pregnancy, Delivery, and Medical Concerns for Teens21. How do the menstrual cycle and conception work?22. How can I tell if I'm pregnant?23. Is teen pregnancy dangerous?24. What can I expect to happen in each trimester?25. Will I need any special prenatal care?26. Are my baby and I covered under my parents' health insurance?27. How will I know if I'm in labor?28. What can I expect when it's time to deliver the baby?29. Can I have a normal birth, or do I have to have a cesarean birth?30. Am I at risk for any complications because I'm a teenager?31. Is my baby at risk for any medical complications because I'm a teenager?32. What medical care does the baby need after it's born?33. Will I be able to breastfeed?34. How do I prevent getting pregnant again?35. Does having a baby in my teens affect my ability to have children in the future?36. Are there any mental or emotional concerns I need to worry about during pregnancy or after giving birth?Legal Concerns37. Do I have to tell my parents I'm pregnant?38. Do my parents have to be involved in any decisions I make regarding the pregnancy?39. Are my parents legally required to take care of me and my baby?40. Do I have to get married because I'm pregnant or got someone pregnant?41. What rights and responsibilities does the baby's father have?42. Can the baby's father get custody of the baby?43. What are the legal implications of a pregnancy caused by rape or incest?44. What can happen if the mother is a minor and the father of the baby is a legal adult?45. Can my baby be taken away from me because I'm a teenager?Other Concerns46. What do I do if I don't know who the father is?47. How does a paternity test work?48. Will people be able to tell that I'm pregnant?49. Will my pregnancy affect my current or future relationships?50. Will my social life change because I'm pregnant?51. What do I do if my parents kick me out of the house?52. Can I quit school and get a job?53. Will I be able to finish school if I have a baby?54. Will I be able to go to college if I have a baby in my teens?Case StudiesGlossaryDirectory of ResourcesIndex

Paul Quinn, PhD, is a nurse midwife and women's health nurse practitioner and currently practicing in New Jersey and Florida, USA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGuide to Health LiteracyCommon Misconceptions about Teen PregnancyQuestions and AnswersTeen Pregnancy as a Social Issue1. How common is teen pregnancy in the United States and around the world, and is teen pregnancy on the rise?2. What factors make someone more likely to become a teen parent?3. What societal factors influence teen pregnancy?4. What problems do teen parents face?5. What are the possible long-term effects for a child born to teen parents?6. What are the effects of teen pregnancy on a family?7. What are the consequences of teen pregnancy for society?8. What impact have media portrayals had on perceptions of teen pregnancy and parenthood?9. How can teen pregnancy be prevented?Options for Pregnant Teens10. What do I do if I decide to have an abortion?11. Are there different types of abortions, and how far into a pregnancy is each type available?12. What are the costs associated with an abortion?13. What are the possible complications of an abortion?14. Can I get an abortion without telling my parents?15. How does the adoption process work?16. Are there different types of adoption?17. If I decide to keep my baby, what do I need to provide my child with once it's born?18. What resources are available if I decide to keep the baby?19. What financial assistance is available to teen mothers and their children?20. What do I do if I keep the baby and then I can't handle things anymore?Pregnancy, Delivery, and Medical Concerns for Teens21. How do the menstrual cycle and conception work?22. How can I tell if I'm pregnant?23. Is teen pregnancy dangerous?24. What can I expect to happen in each trimester?25. Will I need any special prenatal care?26. Are my baby and I covered under my parents' health insurance?27. How will I know if I'm in labor?28. What can I expect when it's time to deliver the baby?29. Can I have a normal birth, or do I have to have a cesarean birth?30. Am I at risk for any complications because I'm a teenager?31. Is my baby at risk for any medical complications because I'm a teenager?32. What medical care does the baby need after it's born?33. Will I be able to breastfeed?34. How do I prevent getting pregnant again?35. Does having a baby in my teens affect my ability to have children in the future?36. Are there any mental or emotional concerns I need to worry about during pregnancy or after giving birth?Legal Concerns37. Do I have to tell my parents I'm pregnant?38. Do my parents have to be involved in any decisions I make regarding the pregnancy?39. Are my parents legally required to take care of me and my baby?40. Do I have to get married because I'm pregnant or got someone pregnant?41. What rights and responsibilities does the baby's father have?42. Can the baby's father get custody of the baby?43. What are the legal implications of a pregnancy caused by rape or incest?44. What can happen if the mother is a minor and the father of the baby is a legal adult?45. Can my baby be taken away from me because I'm a teenager?Other Concerns46. What do I do if I don't know who the father is?47. How does a paternity test work?48. Will people be able to tell that I'm pregnant?49. Will my pregnancy affect my current or future relationships?50. Will my social life change because I'm pregnant?51. What do I do if my parents kick me out of the house?52. Can I quit school and get a job?53. Will I be able to finish school if I have a baby?54. Will I be able to go to college if I have a baby in my teens?Case StudiesGlossaryDirectory of ResourcesIndex

Paul Quinn, PhD, is a nurse midwife and women's health nurse practitioner and currently practicing in New Jersey and Florida, USA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGuide to Health LiteracyCommon Misconceptions about Teen PregnancyQuestions and AnswersTeen Pregnancy as a Social Issue1. How common is teen pregnancy in the United States and around the world, and is teen pregnancy on the rise?2. What factors make someone more likely to become a teen parent?3. What societal factors influence teen pregnancy?4. What problems do teen parents face?5. What are the possible long-term effects for a child born to teen parents?6. What are the effects of teen pregnancy on a family?7. What are the consequences of teen pregnancy for society?8. What impact have media portrayals had on perceptions of teen pregnancy and parenthood?9. How can teen pregnancy be prevented?Options for Pregnant Teens10. What do I do if I decide to have an abortion?11. Are there different types of abortions, and how far into a pregnancy is each type available?12. What are the costs associated with an abortion?13. What are the possible complications of an abortion?14. Can I get an abortion without telling my parents?15. How does the adoption process work?16. Are there different types of adoption?17. If I decide to keep my baby, what do I need to provide my child with once it's born?18. What resources are available if I decide to keep the baby?19. What financial assistance is available to teen mothers and their children?20. What do I do if I keep the baby and then I can't handle things anymore?Pregnancy, Delivery, and Medical Concerns for Teens21. How do the menstrual cycle and conception work?22. How can I tell if I'm pregnant?23. Is teen pregnancy dangerous?24. What can I expect to happen in each trimester?25. Will I need any special prenatal care?26. Are my baby and I covered under my parents' health insurance?27. How will I know if I'm in labor?28. What can I expect when it's time to deliver the baby?29. Can I have a normal birth, or do I have to have a cesarean birth?30. Am I at risk for any complications because I'm a teenager?31. Is my baby at risk for any medical complications because I'm a teenager?32. What medical care does the baby need after it's born?33. Will I be able to breastfeed?34. How do I prevent getting pregnant again?35. Does having a baby in my teens affect my ability to have children in the future?36. Are there any mental or emotional concerns I need to worry about during pregnancy or after giving birth?Legal Concerns37. Do I have to tell my parents I'm pregnant?38. Do my parents have to be involved in any decisions I make regarding the pregnancy?39. Are my parents legally required to take care of me and my baby?40. Do I have to get married because I'm pregnant or got someone pregnant?41. What rights and responsibilities does the baby's father have?42. Can the baby's father get custody of the baby?43. What are the legal implications of a pregnancy caused by rape or incest?44. What can happen if the mother is a minor and the father of the baby is a legal adult?45. Can my baby be taken away from me because I'm a teenager?Other Concerns46. What do I do if I don't know who the father is?47. How does a paternity test work?48. Will people be able to tell that I'm pregnant?49. Will my pregnancy affect my current or future relationships?50. Will my social life change because I'm pregnant?51. What do I do if my parents kick me out of the house?52. Can I quit school and get a job?53. Will I be able to finish school if I have a baby?54. Will I be able to go to college if I have a baby in my teens?Case StudiesGlossaryDirectory of ResourcesIndex