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Published on: January 12, 2018
Designing and implementing a parenting resource center for pregnant teens.
Anne B Broussard1, Brenda S Broussard
1ANNE B. BROUSSARD is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and certified nurse-midwife who serves as a professor and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) coordinator at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Nursing & Allied Health Professions. She received the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses' Award of Excellence in Community Service in 2006 for her work on the community service project described in this article . BRENDA S. BROUSSARD is a certified nurse-midwife, women's health nurse practitioner, and an instructor in the BSN program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Nursing & Allied Health Professions. She currently participates with her maternity-nursing students in the Resource Center for Young Parents-To-Be.
This project offers prenatal education to pregnant adolescents through a community resource center staffed by nursing students. Replicating this model can support this vulnerable population.
Area of Science:
- Community Health Nursing
- Maternal-Child Health Education
- Adolescent Prenatal Care
Background:
- Identified community need for services supporting young parents-to-be.
- Established a successful, grant-funded Resource Center for Young Parents-To-Be.
- Utilized a public school site to reach pregnant adolescents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe an exemplary clinical project providing prenatal education.
- To highlight the role of nursing students in community health initiatives.
- To encourage replication of the model for underserved populations.
Main Methods:
- Staffing weekly sessions at a resource center located at a public school.
- Involving senior-level baccalaureate nursing students and their instructors.
- Providing a clinical experience for maternity nursing students.
Main Results:
- The Resource Center for Young Parents-To-Be has been a longstanding, successful project.
- The project effectively addresses the needs of pregnant adolescents.
- The model demonstrates successful community-based prenatal education.
Conclusions:
- The project serves as a replicable model for prenatal education.
- Childbirth educators can contribute to similar initiatives.
- Replication can improve access to care for hard-to-reach, vulnerable groups.
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