Counseling the adolescent about pregnancy options. American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Adolescence
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PediatricsDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
1998-05-23Keywords
Adolescent*Counseling
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Tests
*Pregnancy in Adolescence
Pediatrics
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When consulted by a pregnant adolescent, pediatricians should be able to make a timely diagnosis and to help the adolescent understand her options and act on her decision to continue or terminate her pregnancy. Pediatricians may not impose their values on the decision-making process and should be prepared to support the adolescent in her decision or refer her to a physician who can.Source
Pediatrics. 1998 May;101(5):938-40. DOI 10.1542/peds.101.5.938DOI
10.1542/peds.101.5.938Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/43124PubMed ID
9565431Notes
Marianne Felice was chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Adolescence, 1997-1998.
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