1st Edition
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Findings From A Racially Diverse Sample
166 Pages
by
Psychology Press
166 Pages
by
Psychology Press
166 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Written by a pediatrician/adolescent medicine specialist and a developmental psychologist, this book is a collection of informative, nonredundant yet comprehensive studies on adolescent pregnancy and parenting. More than 200 adolescent women in an ethnically diverse sample were studied prenatally and at regular 6-month intervals for 3½ years postpartum. Most of the teens were poor, unmarried,... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction and Background. Prenatal Care and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes. Short-Interval Repeat Pregnancy. Qualities of Adolescent Mothers' Parenting. The Role of Grandmothers in Adolescent Mothers' Parenting and Children's Outcomes. The Partners of Adolescent Mothers. Summary and Conclusions.
Biography
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine., University of Maryland School of Medicine.
