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Commentary

The Acceptance of a Family Planning Clinic by Recently Delivered Teen‐agers

Authors: JAMES H. K. RAVETZ MA, SIDNEY A. SMITH MD

Abstract

AbstractFrom 250 cases of recently delivered teen-agers, a family planning program has been accepted by at least part of the teen-age population and is successful in preventing unwanted teen-age pregnancy. However, some girls are unwilling to enter family planning, and others are unable to maintain their motivation to remain in the program. The girls most likely to have an unwanted pregnancy, even when enrolled in family planning, are identified.

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