Impacts of pregnancy among quilombola adolescents.
Laisa Silva Santos, Ariane Cedraz Morais, Rita da Cruz Amorim and 3 others
PMID 36449929WHAT IT FOUND
Adolescent mothers in a quilombola community said pregnancy brought shock, school interruption, new work, family criticism then support, and learning childcare by doing it.
Key findings
01Pregnancy was often unexpected and caused distress, sadness, fear, or anger, although one participant said she wanted it.
02Most participants stopped school because of pregnancy, and they also had to start working to support their child.
03Participants described having to learn childcare after birth, with fear and difficulty in the early days.
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What it does not show
Ten mothers from one quilombola community were studied, so the accounts may not apply to other adolescents, regions, or communities. Deaf mothers and mothers of children with special needs were excluded, so the study does not describe their needs. The interviewer was a nursing student living in the community, which may have influenced what participants shared. Qualitative interviews describe experiences; they do not show that any nursing care strategy changes outcomes.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these themes as evidence that any nursing strategy works, or as true for all adolescent mothers; they are the accounts of ten women in one community.