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[Social support to pregnant adolescents: clarifying perceptions]
Tatiane Schwartz1, Renata Vieira, Lorena Teresinha Consalter Geib
1Hospital São Vicente de Paulo. Rua Teixeira Soares 808, Centro. 99010-080 Passo Fundo RS. tati_schwartz@hotmail.com
Ciencia & Saude Coletiva
|June 10, 2011
Summary
Pregnant adolescents need strong family support for motherhood challenges. Healthcare services must improve social support networks for these young mothers to ensure healthy pregnancies.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Public Health
- Adolescent Medicine
Context:
- Qualitative study exploring perceptions of social support among pregnant adolescents.
- Focus on first-time pregnant adolescents attending outpatient health services in Brazil.
- Utilized semi-structured interviews, genograms, and ecomaps for data collection.
Purpose:
- To describe pregnant adolescents' perceptions of social support during pregnancy.
- To identify key sources and dimensions of social support.
- To understand the impact of social support on psychosocial well-being.
Summary:
- Adolescents perceive mothers and partners as primary sources of affective and material support.
- Common sense knowledge dominated information support; reconciliation with the father mediated emotional support.
- Self-imposed isolation diminished positive social interaction, highlighting a tenuous external support network.
Impact:
- Findings underscore the critical role of the family nucleus in adolescent pregnancy support.
- Identifies a gap in external social support, particularly from healthcare services.
- Recommends increased primary healthcare investment in social care groups for pregnant adolescents to foster healthy pregnancies.
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