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.

		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.

		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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