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Repeat Adolescent Pregnancy From The Perspective Of The Pregnant Teen, Marianna Wharton
Repeat Adolescent Pregnancy From The Perspective Of The Pregnant Teen, Marianna Wharton
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Despite the continuing high number o f repeat pregnancies to teens and the negative consequences o f a second birth, the American health care system continues to focus pregnancy prevention efforts on never-pregnant teens through a message o f abstinence. While abstinence is an important component o f pregnancy-prevention efforts, this approach does not address the needs o f teens who are already mothers. The purpose o f this descriptive, qualitative study was to explore the phenomenon o f repeat adolescent pregnancy from the perspective o f the teen mother pregnant with a second child. The following research question guided …