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Reproductive Life Planning in Adolescents

Boyle, JA; Yimer, NB; Hall, J; Walker, R; Jack, B; Black, K; (2022) Reproductive Life Planning in Adolescents. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine , 40 (1/2) pp. 124-130. 10.1055/s-0041-1735210. Green open access

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Abstract

Unplanned pregnancy in adolescents contributes to the burden of disease, mortality, and health and educational disparities experienced by young people during this vulnerable period between childhood and adulthood. Reproductive life planning (RLP) is an approach that has been endorsed and adopted internationally, which prompts individuals and couples to set personal goals regarding if and when to have children based on their own personal priorities. This review discusses RLP tools, their acceptability, effectiveness, and issues in implementation across different contexts, with a specific focus on how RLP has been applied for adolescents. While a range of RLP tools are available and considered acceptable in adult populations, there is minimal evidence of their potential benefits for adolescent populations. Online platforms and information technology are likely to promote reach and implementation of RLP interventions in adolescents. Consideration of the socioecological contexts where adolescent pregnancies are more common should be integral to much needed future work that explores RLP interventions in adolescents.

Type: Article
Title: Reproductive Life Planning in Adolescents
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735210
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735210
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: adolescents, reproductive life planning, pregnancy, sexual and reproductive health
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Reproductive Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10141637
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