Teenage Pregnancy - linked group
Teenage pregnancy is formally defined as a pregnancy in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday when the pregnancy ends, regardless of whether the woman is married or is legally an adult.
Across Oxfordshire the latest (2007) teenage conceptions rate is 29.8 per 1,000 (or 350 conceptions), an increase from 27.5 per 1,000 (or 320 conceptions) in 2006. The national rate for England is 41.7. Oxfordshire’s rate has gone down since 1998 by -5.8%, but this is low compared to England, which has gone down by -10.7% and the South East which has gone down by -13.3%.
Teenage parents have been involved in a number of local Serious Case Reviews and thus the issues is of interest to the OSCB.
The OSCB receives an annual report in relation to Teenage Pregnancies and the Designated Nurse who sits on the OSCB also sits on the TP steering group.
The Oxfordshire Children's Trust Teenage Pregnancy Strategy for 2010/11 can be found here.
