Pregnant women below the age of 21 are to receive several years of one to one life coaching sessions, reports The Telegraph. The sessions are to be given by dedicated nurse practitioners after a series of pilot schemes currently taking place in 60 areas around the country found that women receiving intensive advice were less read more »

A recent survey from children’s charity Barnado’s has found that teenage mothers face many barriers in returning to school. Barnardos reported many teenage mums feeling pressured into not returning to school once they’d given birth. Schools make it difficult for young women to get back into education, often refusing readmission due to “spurious health and read more »