2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Psychological and social support to pregnant teenagers who were unmarried and unexpected their pregnancy

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19791699
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Clinical nursing
Research Institution	Yamaguchi University
Principal Investigator	YAMAMOTO Kumiko Yamaguchi University, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助手 (40363121)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	母性 / 女性看護学
Research Abstract	18 pregnant teens ages 16-19 who were getting pregnancy for the first time consented to the study. They were asked to talk about "variety of their life during their gestation period", and participated in a semi-structured interview. Qualitative analysis of the data obtained identified 6 categories : "Mixture of pleasure and conflict for pregnancy", " Acceptance of family members", "The uncertain future", "Patience as a mother", "Immature awareness as a mother", "Awakening as a mother". 13 teenage mothers who were 1 month postpartum consented to the study continuously. They were asked to talk about "variety of their life during child caring", and participated in a semi-structured interview. Qualitative analysis of the data obtained identified 6 categories :"Giving priority to their baby", "Taking shelter from child-care-pressure","Anxiety about husbandry","Their mother's powerful support","Helping each other in teenage mothers","Preparation to leave their parents' home". It is necessary to help pregnant teenagers positively accept their experience.