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 Wednesday, September 1, 1999 Published at 16:58 GMT 17:58 UK
| | What to do when kids have kids
British children's lack of knowledge about sex is at the heart of an issue that is winning much publicity: teenage pregnancy.
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| | Teenage pregnancies: the picture worldwide
Teenagers the world over face similar problems over access to information and advice, say family planners. But the UK has the worst levels of unmarried teenage mothers.
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| | A mother's story
Maya Elmalem is no "typical" teenage mum. While the government, family planning agencies and family values organisations treat teenage mothers as a problem group, each has her own story.
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Schools take on teen pregnancy
Older teenagers are to be encouraged to teach younger ones about the dangers of underage sex under new government plans aimed at reducing teenage pregnancy.
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