Positive experiences of teenage motherhood: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Teenage pregnancy is seen as a cause for concern in the United Kingdom (UK). However, there has been little research from primary care looking at teenage motherhood and its implications.

Aim

To investigate the experiences of teenage mothers in relation to their role as mothers and their expectations of their futures.

Design of study

Qualitative study.

Setting

East Devon, England.

Method

Nine women who had conceived their first child while still a teenager agreed to participate. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken, audiotaped, transcribed, and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Results

The women expressed positive attitudes to being mothers and described how it had affected their lives. For some, motherhood h

SUBMITTER: Seamark CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1324913 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature