Surviving Teenage Motherhood [electronic resource] : Myths and Realities /
Stapleton, H.author.
This book explores the experiences of pregnant teenagers, their partners, and midwives, from pregnancy realisation through the early years of motherhood. It examines changing attitudes to female sexuality and moral discourses on adolescent subjectivity especially as these pertain to teenage motherhood.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Teenage Pregnancy, Motherhood and Family Life; 2 Introducing the Teenagers and their Significant Others; 3 How it Happened: Pregnancy Realisation and Disclosure; 4 Through Pregnancy; 5 Labour and Birth Narratives; 6 'Chucked in the Deep End': Mothering in the Early Postnatal Period; 7 Mothering in Early Childhood: Everyday Practices and Identity Formation; 8 Looking Back and Looking Forward; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the experiences of pregnant teenagers, their partners, and midwives, from pregnancy realisation through the early years of motherhood. It examines changing attitudes to female sexuality and moral discourses on adolescent subjectivity especially as these pertain to teenage motherhood.
Social policy.
Social groups.
Family.
Families.
Families-Social aspects.
Social work.
Sociology.
Ethics.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Family.
Social Work.
Gender Studies.
Ethics.