Pamela I. Erickson is a professor of anthropology at the University of Connecticut.

• List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Culture, Norms, and Adolescent Childbearing Chapter 3. The East Los Angeles Repeat-Pregnancy Prevention Project Chapter 4. Los Angeles, the Hospital, and the Research Team Chapter 5. The Latina Teen Mothers Chapter 6. Prenatal Care and Birth Outcome Chapter 7. Prevention of Repeat Pregnancy Chapter 8. Contraceptive Use: The Intervening Variable Chapter 9. Implications for America’s War on Teenage Pregnancy Postscript Appendix A. Data-Collection Forms and Variables Appendix B. Methods and Variable Definition for Quantitative Data Notes Bibliography Index

Pamela I. Erickson is a professor of anthropology at the University of Connecticut.

• List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Culture, Norms, and Adolescent Childbearing Chapter 3. The East Los Angeles Repeat-Pregnancy Prevention Project Chapter 4. Los Angeles, the Hospital, and the Research Team Chapter 5. The Latina Teen Mothers Chapter 6. Prenatal Care and Birth Outcome Chapter 7. Prevention of Repeat Pregnancy Chapter 8. Contraceptive Use: The Intervening Variable Chapter 9. Implications for America’s War on Teenage Pregnancy Postscript Appendix A. Data-Collection Forms and Variables Appendix B. Methods and Variable Definition for Quantitative Data Notes Bibliography Index

Pamela I. Erickson is a professor of anthropology at the University of Connecticut.

• List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Culture, Norms, and Adolescent Childbearing Chapter 3. The East Los Angeles Repeat-Pregnancy Prevention Project Chapter 4. Los Angeles, the Hospital, and the Research Team Chapter 5. The Latina Teen Mothers Chapter 6. Prenatal Care and Birth Outcome Chapter 7. Prevention of Repeat Pregnancy Chapter 8. Contraceptive Use: The Intervening Variable Chapter 9. Implications for America’s War on Teenage Pregnancy Postscript Appendix A. Data-Collection Forms and Variables Appendix B. Methods and Variable Definition for Quantitative Data Notes Bibliography Index