[Multiple challenges of teenage pregnancy and maternity]

Getting pregnant in one's teens is seldom a planned or desired event. How to concretely and psychologically combine growing up and becoming a mother? There is plenty of research data on the impact of teenage pregnancy. Underlying the associated problems are often the same factors that led to the pregnancy: lack of knowledge and skills, drug abuse and scarcity of social support. A young mother presents a great challenge to health professionals. Regardless of the outcome of the pregnancy, the young mother will need a strong supportive network around her.