Phenomena and Processes

Pregnancy in Adolescence

Pregnancy in human adolescent females under the age of 19.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Pregnancy in human adolescent females under the age of 19.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Adolescent Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Adolescent
  • Pregnancy, Teenage
  • Teen Pregnancy
  • Teenage Pregnancy
  • Adolescence, Pregnancy in
  • Adolescent Pregnancies
  • Pregnancies, Adolescent
  • Pregnancies, Teen
  • Pregnancies, Teenage
  • Pregnancy, Teen
  • Teen Pregnancies
  • Teenage Pregnancies
  • Preteen Pregnancy
  • Pregnancies, Preteen
  • Pregnancy, Preteen
  • Preteen Pregnancies

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14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, drug effects, ethics, ethnology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, physiology, prevention & control, psychology, radiation effects, statistics & numerical data, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

IM; use only for pregnancy as a social, cultural, or psychological problem in adolescents; for other aspects of PREGNANCY (IM) in adolescents, use PREGNANCY (IM) + ADOLESCENT (check tag); includes pregnancy in children under 13; check tags HUMAN; FEMALE; PREGNANCY & ADOLESCENT or CHILD if under 13

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Previous Indexing

  • Adolescence (1966-1978)
  • Pregnancy (1966-1978)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pregnancy in Adolescence. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011253. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011253
  2. Pregnancy in Adolescence. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_pregnancy
  3. Pregnancy in Adolescence. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q535691