Other commenters are suggesting stories about cultural values and teenagers actively wanting to be mothers. That may or may not be true. The simplest explanatio

Other commenters are suggesting stories about cultural values and teenagers actively wanting to be mothers. That may or may not be true. The simplest explanation is that the infant simulators just do not have an effect one way or the other. There's no need to say the infant simulator *increases* desire for pregnancy. I think it's more likely it doesn't effect attitudes much at all, but standard health education actually suppresses teenage pregnancy. So, the study sees the apparent increase in pregnancy with the simulator program, when compared to the somewhat effective health education.