Abstract
Martha Beatriz Melo
Escuela de Salud Pública U.N.C
Abstract
Teenage pregnancy is a social problem when it is not wanted for different reasons and has serious implications on maternal and child health.
This fact is associated with risk of poor birth outcomes, including low birth weight and prematurity as well as stillbirth
The objective of this paper is to find out the adverse conditions to mental and physical health of the young mothers and their children when the pregnancy is unwanted
Some researchers are focused in mother and the children health, as an only consequence to the socio-economic condition but the fact of being forced into sexual intercourse is other important factor. This last fact influences in a negative way on their mental health, conditioning a low self-steam and depressive symptoms.
In this way, we conducted a quantitative and qualitative study in 6 Health Centers in two Argentine provinces: Chaco and Formosa, to determine the mental health of these young mothers and their children
The methodology was quantitative and qualitative. We find that there are physical and mental problems in the mother and child when the pregnancy is unwanted
Escuela de Salud Pública U.N.C
Abstract
Teenage pregnancy is a social problem when it is not wanted for different reasons and has serious implications on maternal and child health.
This fact is associated with risk of poor birth outcomes, including low birth weight and prematurity as well as stillbirth
The objective of this paper is to find out the adverse conditions to mental and physical health of the young mothers and their children when the pregnancy is unwanted
Some researchers are focused in mother and the children health, as an only consequence to the socio-economic condition but the fact of being forced into sexual intercourse is other important factor. This last fact influences in a negative way on their mental health, conditioning a low self-steam and depressive symptoms.
In this way, we conducted a quantitative and qualitative study in 6 Health Centers in two Argentine provinces: Chaco and Formosa, to determine the mental health of these young mothers and their children
The methodology was quantitative and qualitative. We find that there are physical and mental problems in the mother and child when the pregnancy is unwanted
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fr
Title (Translated)
-Les jeunes mères et leurs enfants : les grossesses adolescentes en Argentine
Abstract (Translated)
-Les grossesses adolescentes représentent un problème social lorsqu’elles ne sont pas désirées pour différentes raisons, et ont des conséquences importantes sur la santé maternelle et infantile. Elles sont également associées à un risque de complications, comme un faible poids de naissance des nouveaux-nés, la prématurité et la naissance d’enfants mort-nés. Cette étude a pour objectif d’identifier les obstacles à la bonne santé mentale et physique des jeunes mères et de leurs enfants en cas de grossesse non désirée. Une partie de la recherche considère la santé maternelle et infantile comme dépendant uniquement des conditions socio-économique, mais le fait d’avoir été contrainte à des relations sexuelles forcées constitue également un facteur important. Cette contrainte a un impact négatif sur leur santé mentale, et induit chez les jeunes mères une mauvaise estime de soi et des symptômes dépressifs. Nous avons donc mené une étude quantitative et qualitative auprès de 6 centres de santé dans deux provinces d’Argentine : Chaco et Formosa, afin d’évaluer la santé mentale de ces jeunes mères et de leurs enfants, en adoptant une méthodologie quantitative et qualitative. Nous avons observé que les grossesses non désirées entraînent des problèmes de santé physique et mentale pour les mères comme pour leurs enfants.
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