Teenage sexual intercourse and pregnancy.

Teenage sexual intercourse and pregnancy.

One hundred and one pregnant girls aged under 18 years were interviewed to collect information about the development of their sexual awareness, attitudes towards relationships, and about their social context. The data show that the girls were likely to come from homes where the parents were divorced, where the mother married when she was under 21 years of age, and where her first child was conc...

Factors associated with adolescent sexual intercourse and teenage pregnancy

Sexual intercourse during pregnancy

The aim of this review was to investigate if sexual intercourse during pregnancy is safe for mother and foetus. The method of this study included bibliography research from both the review and the research literature, mostly in books, professional journals and in ‘pubmed data base’ Results: The research showed that Women often wonder about the safety of sexual intercourse while pregnant and als...

Age at first sexual intercourse and teenage pregnancy in Australian female twins.

Girls who report first sexual intercourse during their early teen years have much higher rates of teenage pregnancy and childbearing than girls who delay sexual onset until older adolescence. In this study, we examine genetic and environmental influences on variation in teenage pregnancy and covariation with age at first sexual intercourse in two cohorts of Australian female twins. In the older...

the association of sexual intercourse during pregnancy with labor onset

conclusions sexual activity in last week of pregnancy might be associated with the onset of labor. therefore, in the absence of complications in term pregnancy, sexual activity can be considered as a natural way to prevent post term pregnancy. background pregnancy is one of the most critical periods in women's lives. sexual relationships change in this period. monitoring of uterine contractions...