Perceptions of injury prevention and familial adjustment among mothers of teen parents

Estrategias preventivas del embarazo en adolescentes en la región de las Américas: una revisión narrativa

“…Se encontró que el 32% (16 estudios) (7,10,11,13,14,16,19,25,26,28,30,(40)(41)(42)(43)50) proponen educación en salud sexual y reproductiva: asesoría médica oportuna y permanente en salud sexual y reproductiva, educación sexual integral por medio del sistema de atención en salud, visitas clínicas programadas con enfoque educativo.…”

“…Los estudios realizados y desarrollados en EE. UU., si bien es cierto que analizan el problema del embarazo en adolescentes desde los diferentes puntos de vista biopsicosocial, educativo y de políticas públicas orientadas en salud sexual y reproductiva; también señalan deficiencias que se deben corregir en el ámbito de los programas de planificación familiar para lograr atenuar el problema con el conocimiento, la socialización e implementación de los métodos de contracepción1, (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Igualmente, en Puerto Rico la contracepción es vista como la clave para prevenir embarazos no deseados, sin dejar de lado aspectos psicosociales, económicos y servicios de salud (45).…”

Maternal perception of the occurrence of traumatic dental injuries in children: a cohort study of south Brazil

“…Teen parents may face barriers in the implementation of appropriate injury‐prevention practices. These barriers primarily consist of lack of education, absence of the correct information and distraction prohibiting maintenance of constant observation of the child. Considering these particular characteristics, it was hypothesised that adolescent mothers will also present an inaccurate perception of TDI occurrence and this may influence whether or not they seek treatment.…”

“…Young and inexperienced parents perceive potentially dangerous situations as less hazardous to children than do adult parents. Teen mothering has been show to put children at increased risk for injuries as a result of a series of psychosocial, environmental and educational factors, which play a role in the teen's ability to parent effectively. As a consequence, adolescent parents may present an inaccurate perception of, and awareness about, dental trauma occurring in children.…”

Formative research to underpin a text messaging home safety intervention for young mothers

“…Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for children aged 1-5 years in the USA (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC, NCIPC), 2012). The risk of injury in infants and young children is elevated in the offspring of young mothers (Ekeus et al, 2004;Robertson et al, 2014) and is associated with social factors including increased rates of poverty among teenage mothers (Durkin et al, 1994), lack of social support networks (Rhodes and Iwashyna, 2007) and limited household resources to accommodate the changing safety needs of the infant and young child (Barczyk et al, 2015). Among the children of young mothers, injuries requiring hospitalisation are most often unintentional, occur at home and are caused by falls, burns and poisoning (Jordan et al, 1993;Robertson et al, 2014).…”