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The Teenage Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange is the first national source of expert knowledge and advice on all aspects of teenage pregnancy.

The Director, Alison Hadley OBE, led the previous Government's successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy which has led to a 70% reduction in under-18 conception rates and helped improve support for young parents and their children.

Read Alison Hadley's profile

Despite such significant changes, at a national level England's teenage birth rate remains higher than levels in comparable Western European countries and progress in reducing rates varies considerably between local areas. There is a seven-fold difference in the under-18 conception rate between local authorities and 60% of local areas have at least one ward with a rate significantly higher than England. Since 2010, successive governments have asked local areas to maintain the approach of the Strategy and make further progress as part of tackling inequalities and maximising the life chances for young people.

The Teenage Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange offers consultancy in the UK to help review and strengthen local programmes, and internationally to share the learning with countries seeking to support young people to delay early pregnancy.

Organisations and practitioners involved with teenage pregnancy related work can also join the free TPKE e-network for email updates on data, policy and research.

To join the network or enquire about consultancy please email Alison Hadley at alison.hadley@beds.ac.uk

• Read the second edition of to gain a comprehensive, unparalleled insight into the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, the key ingredients of success and what has happened since the Strategy ended. The book includes many examples of effective practice in both helping young people prevent unplanned pregnancy and supporting young parents. Written by Alison Hadley, with Roger Ingham (天美传媒 of Southampton) and Joanna Nichols (Bradford 天美传媒) in collaboration with Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, recently retired from the World Health Organisation.

Critics reviews

• "Alison Hadley, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli and Roger Ingham tell an extraordinary tale of scientific understanding, visionary leadership, and long-term dedication to adolescent sexual and reproductive health. A story from which we all can learn."
  John Santelli, MD, MPH, Professor, Population and Family Health and Pediatrics, Columbia 天美传媒, New York City, USA
  
  
• 'This book is a brilliant and accessible account of the implementation and success of the last labour government鈥檚 teenage pregnancy strategy. It tells of the systematic combination of evidence-based strategy, innovation, collaboration, empathy and persistence that underpinned this striking public health achievement. The book is an inspiration for policymakers in any complex social policy field, and all those interested in prevention. Above all, as rates plateau and young parents and their children face disproportionately poor outcomes, it should serve as a call to action to government to reinvigorate the drive to address teenage pregnancy and consolidate the progress that was made.'
  Moira Wallace, Visiting Professor of Practice, Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE; Director of the Cabinet Office Social Exclusion Unit from 1997 to 2001
  
  
• 'This is a must-read for policymakers and practitioners who are committed to taking a systems approach for improving health outcomes. The teenage pregnancy strategy was a rarity in its drive to understand the breadth of factors influencing pregnancies in young people, ensuring that the interventions and strategies developed were able to achieve real change. Understanding what happened next, the impacts beyond the lifetime of the strategy and the international perspective will help anyone addressing teenage pregnancy.'
  Dr Sue Mann , National Clinical Director in Women鈥檚 Health & Consultant, NHS England, UK

WHO recognises success of England's teenage pregnancy strategy

Two articles in the Journal of Adolescent Health and Reproductive Health, co-authored with WHO analyse the success of the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy and how the lessons can be applied in other countries.

• Implementing the UK Government's 10 year Strategy for England (1999-2010): Applicable Lessons for Other Countries [PDF]
• Implementing the UK Government's ten year teenage pregnancy strategy for England (1999-2010): how was this done and what did it achieve? Reproductive Health. 2016.

The JAH article analyses the strategy against the WHO Expand-Net Framework and confirms it matches the seven attributes identified by the Centre for Global Development for effective scaled up programmes.