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Reproductive Health and Pregnancy in Transitional-Age Youth

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Abstract

During the transitional age period between adolescence and adulthood, youth are engaged in the developmental tasks of moving toward self-sufficiency, pursuing education and employment, and negotiating intimate relationships. For a variety of reasons, transitional age youth are vulnerable to risky sexual behaviors that could lead to unintended pregnancy. This chapter gives an overview of reproductive health and unintended pregnancy, the risk factors for unintended pregnancy, negative outcomes of pregnancy, contraception options, and mental health in pregnancy. In addition, particularly vulnerable groups to the transitional age period and pregnancy will be discussed, including those with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) population. Finally, we make recommendations about policy changes that could help reduce unintended pregnancy.

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Hua, L.L., Flaherty, L. (2021). Reproductive Health and Pregnancy in Transitional-Age Youth. In: Chan, V., Derenne, J. (eds) Transition-Age Youth Mental Health Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62113-1_19

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