Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

List of figures and tables

pp vii-vii

Acknowledgements

pp viii-viii

Abbreviations

pp ix-x

Part One - Making a problem

pp 1-2

one - Introduction: ‘Shattered lives and blighted futures’

pp 3-18

two - Who has a baby as a teenager?

pp 19-38

three - Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy

pp 39-54

four - New Labour, a new approach to teenage pregnancy

pp 55-72

Part Two - Unmaking a problem

pp 73-74

five - What are the consequences of teenage fertility?

pp 75-90

six - Contextualising teenage pregnancy

pp 91-108

seven - Theorising teenage pregnancy as a problem

pp 109-126

eight - Conclusion: no silver bullet. Teenage pregnancy as a problem: overview and recommendations

pp 127-144

References

pp 145-168

Index

pp 169-178

Also available from The Policy Press

pp 179-179