The teenage pregnancy rate for under 20s has dropped from 57. All you need to know about pregnancy, birth and looking after a baby, including trying to get pregnant, foods to avoid, antenatal care, breastfeeding and bottle. Throughout the book, your baby is called she in some. It has all its organs, muscles, limbs and bones, and its sex organs are well developed. Find out about help and support for young mums and pregnant teenagers, including carrying on with your education. Teen pregnancy abortion rate in england and wales 2004 to 2017 further related statistics youth and teenage pregnancy terminations in northern ireland 20092017. The pregnancy book, including the mothers and fathers, medical and health. Midwifery 2020 the core role of the midwife nhs education for. Reducing antenatal health inequalities nhs education for scotland. Immunisation policy in scotland is set by the scottish government health directorates. Truancy and teenage pregnancy in english adolescent girls. Nhs scotland guide to pregnancy and the first 12 months with a new baby. It is available to first time expectant mothers resident in northern ireland through primary care services antenatal clinics, gps or health visitors. Following the introduction of the best start foods scheme, healthy start.
Dr catherine calderwood, chief medical officer for scotland. The view that a midwife is the expert in normal pregnancy is not new but the context within which midwifery is. The information given here is based on the pregnancy book, which your midwife should give you at your first. All you need to know about pregnancy, birth and looking after a baby, including trying to get pregnant, foods to avoid, antenatal care, breastfeeding and bottle feeding.
Nhs dental care is free during pregnancy and for a year after the birth of your baby. The human, societal and financial costs of scotlands. Just 12 weeks after conception, your baby is fully formed. Your guide to pregnancy, labour and birth and early parenthood up to 8 weeks. The 2019 edition is substantially revised from previous years. Its your decision, but dont ignore the situation, hoping it will go away. Children s services plans between local authorities, nhs and other service providers should include teenage pregnancy primary prevention and early intervention, support for young parents, and should be informed by live data and the views of young people.
Use the quick nhs coronavirus status checker to tell us about your current experience of the virus. Data is presented by nhs board, council area and deprivation for the age groups of under 16, under 18 and under 20 years old and reports on pregnancies and outcome delivery and termination. Overall, the rates have declined since 2007 across under 16, under 18 and under 20 age groups. Nhs fife had the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the under 20 age group, with 38. It is based on the age at conception and presented by year of conception. Teenage pregnancy rates in scotland have continued to fall in 20, to the lowest levels on record. This book provides information on many aspects of pregnancy and a list of useful organisations. Figures for the mainland nhs boards in 2016 show that nhs grampian had the lowest teenage pregnancy rate for those under 20 years at 26.
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