Teenage Pregnancy: Coventry

(asked on 19th July 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of under-age pregnancies among females in social care in Coventry since 2010; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
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Steve Brine
This question was answered on 24th July 2018

Public Health England (PHE) has not undertaken an assessment of the trends in the level of under-age pregnancies among females in social care in Coventry since 2010.

PHE’s Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Framework reports that young people who are looked after are three times more likely to be a parent by 18. Further information and recommendations regarding targeted prevention work with this cohort is available at the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/708932/teenage_pregnancy_prevention_framework.pdf

The needs of looked-after children and care leavers are also highlighted in the PHE support framework for teenage mothers and young fathers, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teenage-mothers-and-young-fathers-support-framework

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