Pregnancy and Adolescents

The article "The Pregnant Adolescent- A Group Approach" from the journal Adolescence was written by Barbara N. Adams, R.N., M.S., Carol A. Brownstein, M.S.W., and Madeline H. Schmitt, R.N., M.S. The aim of the paper is to get the readers to understand how the Rochester Adolescent Maternity Project (RAMP), a group for pregnant teens, came to be. The group was created to help pregnant teens deal with all of …

…group when they are in or around their 24th week of pregnancy. The group meets once a week for approximately one hour, and continue until everyone in the group has delivered their child. The teens feel free to discuss such things as health issues, emotional concerns, financial concern, and anything else she feels relevant. Being in such a group surrounded by other young women in the same situation can only benefit the young mother-to- be.