The study examined adolescent pregnancy in a New Mexico school district. There are usually 20 - 25 pregnancies each year in the school district. The majority of students who become pregnant are 13 - 15 years old.Based on a review of pertinent and prior research, three intervention strategies were used to encourage the delay of parenthood. Sixteen eighth grade students identified as being at-risk were asked to participate. There were fifteen females and one male. Eleven (ten females and one male) agreed to take part.The three intervention methods used were: - Shadowing a teen parent for a day - Bi-weekly counseling with a parent and counselor - Using Baby Think It Over(r) for one week Following the interventions, the students were interviewed regarding their feelings about their experience and to see if they felt that the interventions were effective in fostering an attitude which would delay pregnancy. They
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