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Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

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Kost K, Hemshaw S. 2014. U.S. teenage pregnancies, births and abortions, 2010: National and state trends by age, race and ethnicity. New York, NY: Guttmacher Institute, 28 pp.

Annotation: This report contains statistics on the incidence of adolescent pregnancy, birth, and abortion for the United States as a whole and for individual states. Contents include national level trends since 1972 and state trends since 1988. Statistics are also presented by race and ethnicity. The report concludes with a discussion of the methodology and sources used to obtain the estimates.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Trends, Abortion, Adolescent parents, Adolescent pregnancy, Childbirth, Miscarriage, Statistical data

Frost J, Darroch JE, Remez L. 2008. Improving contraceptive use in the United States. New York, NY: Guttmacher Institute, 8 pp. (In brief; 2008 series, no. 1)

Annotation: This brief report provides information about two surverys undertaken to identify possible strategies for improving contraceptive use in the United States. The report provides background information about unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use, key findings, and recommendations. Statistical data is presented in tables and figures throughout the report. References are included.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Abortion, Advocacy, Contraceptive use, Economic factors, Miscarriage, Prevention, Public policy, Research, Unplanned pregnancy, Unwanted pregnancy, Women', s health

Ashcraft A, Lang K. 2006. The consequences of teenage childbearing. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 46 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 12485)

Annotation: This report is an economic analysis of the effect of teenage childbearing on the adults' outcomes of a sample of women who gave birth, miscarried, or had an abortion as teenagers. The report, which includes an abstract, introduces the issue and discusses the methods and data used, the question of whether miscarriages are random, various types of estimates, multiple teen pregnancies, results of multiple pregnancies, and extensions. Conclusions are offered. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Abortion, Adolescent parents, Adolescent pregnancy, Childbirth, Economics, Miscarriage

Alan Guttmacher Institute. 2006. U.S. teenage pregnancy statistics: National and state trends by race and ethnicity. New York, NY: Alan Guttmacher Institute, 23 pp.

Annotation: This report consists of a series of tables with information about national and state trends and trends by race and ethnicity in U.S. teenage pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, and abortion in the year 2000. The report also includes a brief summary, a section that provides information about the tables, footnotes, references, and a list of data sources.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Abortion, Adolescent pregnancy, Ethnic factors, Miscarriage, Racial factors, Statistical data, Trends
   

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.