Acceptability and Initial Efficacy of Education for Teen Mothers

Logsdon, M. Cynthia; Davis, Deborah Winders; Stikes, Reetta; Ratterman, Rachel; Ryan, Lesa; Myers, John

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“…This research found that although participants found the educational materials to be acceptable and the intervention was initially effective in improving knowledge scores, knowledge was not retained. 20 Lastly, this study also found that adolescent mothers' health literacy was poor.…”

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“…Furthermore, six studies 10,11,[14][15][16][17] enrolled pregnant adolescents and one study 18 enrolled pregnant adolescents in addition to adolescent mothers postpartum. Six studies 10,15,17,[19][20][21] were breastfeeding interventions and three studies 16,21,22 purposefully enrolled mothers who intended to breastfeed. Participants were generally single, primiparous, low-income, and minority teens (largely African American).…”

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“…17 Thus, numerous research studies have explored interventions to improve breastfeeding knowledge among adolescent mothers. 17,20 Logsdon et al 20 implemented an educational intervention targeting adolescent mothers and utilized simple, written educational pamphlets. This research found that although participants found the educational materials to be acceptable and the intervention was initially effective in improving knowledge scores, knowledge was not retained.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers to Breastfeeding in Adolescent Mothers: a Review

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Frasso

2021

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Introduction: Despite the proven benefits of breastfeeding, there are a variety of reasons why many women do not, or cannot, breastfeed their children. Adolescent mothers are even less likely to breastfeed than non-adolescent mothers. The aim of this review was to synthesize the current literature on breastfeeding practices in adolescent mothers and explore the factors influencing their breastfeeding decisions. Methods: A literature search was conducted in January 2018 using PubMed. Studies were included in the review if they discussed adolescent mothers’ views and experiences of breastfeeding or if they reporting breastfeeding rates among adolescent mothers. For this review, adolescence was defined as the ages between 13 and 21. Results: Of the 19 studies selected, each study was summarized and analyzed to determine that the proportion of adolescent mothers who breastfeed is lower than non-adolescent mothers: 31-100% initiated breastfeeding, 17-64% breastfed exclusively, and more than half stopped within the first month. Intention to breastfeed, social support and maternity care support were positive predictors of breastfeeding behaviors. Although significant effects of the interventions aimed at improving breastfeeding rates was revealed by this review, findings also indicated analytical themes related to adolescents’ breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and barriers that are unique to their age group. Conclusions: This review highlights that adolescents have limited breastfeeding knowledge, unique attitudes, and face a variety of barriers to breastfeeding, including returning to school, social stigma, the physical demands of breastfeeding and unease with the act of breastfeeding. These findings indicate that developmentally sensitive education and support is fundamental to effective interventions aimed to increase breastfeeding rates among adolescent mothers.

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2021

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“…A 2015 study by Logsdon showed that the health literacy of teenage mothers is low, and some do not understand the usual training or do not take it seriously. They stated that educational support promotes the knowledge of adolescent mothers in breastfeeding, child care, attachment with the child, and the prevention of postpartum depression ( 31 ). In addition, the coping ability of adolescent mothers in psychological problems can be increased through training of stress management, coping strategies, and parenting skills ( 22 ).…”

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Exploring the experiences of Iranian adolescent mothers about the maternal role: a qualitative study

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Electron Physician

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BackgroundEarly motherhood is one of the most important issues in developing countries. Adolescent mothers are not sufficiently prepared to accept the maternal role. How to achieve success in the maternal role should be studied.ObjectiveTo explore the experiences of Iranian adolescent mothers about the maternal role.MethodsThis qualitative study was conducted through a conventional content analysis approach from March to December 2016. Face to face in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 Iranian teenage mothers in Kerman province, Iran. Participants were selected purposefully and with maximum variation of the age of the first birth, child’s age, place of residence and financial status. Data collection continued until data saturation and MAXQDA software was utilized to analyze the collected data.ResultsData analysis resulted in the extraction of the two main categories including optimizing the process of the maternal experience (use of maximum individual capabilities, planning and management of conditions, efforts to acquire maternal competency, and reliance on spirituality) and supporters for the acceptance of the maternal role (social support, professional services of health care providers, time lapse, care history).ConclusionEarly motherhood is not merely an unpleasant experience; if appropriate strategies and facilitators are used, it can have positive consequences. Health care providers should provide satisfactory services in care, education and support with adequate knowledge of adolescent characteristics. Opportunities in the community should also be directed to support this vulnerable group.

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“…Consecutively to this leadership project, members of the team conducted a study to determine the acceptability and improvement in knowledge with the use of simple, written, patient education materials developed using the new education templates based on SAM guidelines (Doak et al., ) and current health literacy standards (Logsdon et al., ). Education materials covered basic self‐care and infant care information including postpartum depression, newborn care, mother/infant bonding, and breastfeeding.…”

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A Nurse Leadership Project to Improve Health Literacy on a Maternal-Infant Unit

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Logsdon

2015

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Acceptability and Initial Efficacy of Education for Teen Mothers

Abstract: A booster session may be necessary for knowledge retention. Other methods of education should be studied to evaluate efficacy for adolescent mothers' knowledge retention of important health information.

Cited by 13 publications

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers to Breastfeeding in Adolescent Mothers: a Review

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers to Breastfeeding in Adolescent Mothers: a Review

Exploring the experiences of Iranian adolescent mothers about the maternal role: a qualitative study

A Nurse Leadership Project to Improve Health Literacy on a Maternal-Infant Unit

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