Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures and tables vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Abbreviations ix
6. Making a problem
7. Introduction: ‘shattered lives and blighted futures’ 3
8. Who has a baby as a teenager? 19
9. Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy 39
10. New Labour, a new approach to teenage pregnancy 55
11. Unmaking a problem
12. What are the consequences of teenage fertility? 75
13. Contextualising teenage pregnancy 91
14. Theorising teenage pregnancy as a problem 109
15. Conclusion: no silver bullet. Teenage pregnancy as a problem: overview and recommendations 127
16. References 145
17. Index 169