Adolescent Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Human Milk Provision Experiences, Goals, and Outcomes for Teen Mothers with Low-Birth-Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

“…Several studies have targeted nonlactation interventions for NICU teen mothers based on developmental stage. [34][35][36] These previous studies suggest that focus groups of teen mothers and maternal grandmothers may be effective in the design and implementation of effective HM provision programs in this population. 37 Also worthy of consideration is the employment of NICU-based teen BPCs and the incorporation of social media alternatives to traditional lactation care.…”

The influence of anemia on maternal and neonatal outcomes in adolescent pregnant

“…Similarly, Raisanen et al [28] found significant correlation between maternal anemia and increased admission to NICU for their infants and underscore that maternal anaemia is associated with several adverse perinatal outcomes. In addition to these results, most studies in the literature interpreted that teenage pregnant women had a significant number of complications in pregnancy, one of which is a higher percentage of NICU admissions of their infants [29,30]. Therefore, healthcare staff should be particularly careful about emergent complications that may arise in the newborns of adolescent pregnancies complicated by maternal anemia.…”

Abstracts

“…At the same time, most of the barriers to continued lactation were based on the teen mothers' transition from adolescent dependence to adult autonomy. Potential interventions targeting these barriers include group‐based lactation programmes designed with input from current or former NICU teen mothers, focus groups with teens and maternal grandmothers to facilitate open dialogue, lactation support by NICU‐based teen breastfeeding peer counsellors, and the incorporation of social media alternatives to traditional lactation care (Bernie, ; Rosenstock & van Manen, ). These developmentally based interventions may be effective in promoting the teens' increased engagement with the lactation team, longer duration of MOM provision, and acquisition of the maternal role.…”