Renewal and Risk: The Dual Experience of Young Motherhood and Aging Out of the Child Welfare System

Pryce, Julia; Samuels, Gina Miranda

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“…drug taking). Pregnancy generated hope for the future (Chase et al, 2009;Schwerdtfeger & Wampler, 2009;Pryce & Samuels, 2010;O"Mahen et al, 2011). The responsibility of pregnancy was seen in a positive light, stimulating self-caring and protective behaviour (Armstrong & Pooley, 2005;Chase et al, 2009;Maxwell, Proctor & Hammond, 2011).…”

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‘Me and my Bump’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of pregnancy for vulnerable women

Birtwell

Hammond

Puckering

2013

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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Eight pregnant women, considered to be ‘vulnerable’ due to exposure to a number of underlying risk factors, participated in semi-structured interviews regarding their experiences of pregnancy and of Mellow Bumps, a 6-week targeted antenatal intervention. Interview transcripts were explored using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The analysis revealed five superordinate themes: pregnancy as a time of reflection; the body being taken over; pregnancy as an emotional rollercoaster; relationships as important; separating identities. Pre- and post-natal attachment theories were found to be useful in interpreting the data. Findings suggest that pregnancy may be ‘normalising’ and provide an important opportunity for building more positive representations of the self. Findings also provide clinical support for the assertion that the attachment relationship begins before birth. The Mellow Bumps intervention was uniformly seen as helpful. It appeared to nurture prenatal attachment relationships, playing a potentially protective role, by helping to establish the foundations for secure mother–infant relationships in the future. Meeting similar women and engaging in ordinary, supportive conversation during Mellow Bumps seemed to reduce feelings of isolation and stigma. Implications for clinical practice are considered.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Me and my Bump’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of pregnancy for vulnerable women

Birtwell

Hammond

Puckering

2013

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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“…Youth acknowledged that there may be challenges associated with becoming a teen parent, but they largely minimized these challenges, had a positive view of relatives and friends who became parents at a young age, and believed that becoming a teen parent would not interfere with their education or more distal life goals. This further confirms qualitative findings by and others (e.g., Connolly, Heifetz, & Bohr, 2012;Constantine, Jerman, & Constantine, 2009;Knight, Chase, & Aggleton, 2006;Love et al, 2005;Pryce & Samuels, 2010) who have reported that youth with poor family attachment tend to feel ambivalent about becoming a teen parent. Although attitudes did not change, robust improvements in sexual health knowledge, and change in risky behaviors at follow-up is encouraging.…”

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confidence: 79%

Sexual health promotion programming for youth in or at-risk for foster care: Improving knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

Boustani¹

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Among girls in foster care, 48% become pregnant at least once by age 19 (Dworkey & Courtney, 2010). Teen moms are less likely to graduate from high school and their children also are more likely to be placed in foster care due to abuse or neglect (Hoffman, 2006). Furthermore, 50% of 21-year-old men aging out of foster care report they have gotten someone pregnant, compared to 19% of their peers not involved in foster care (Courtney et al., 2007). Youth in or at-risk for foster care (YFC) report limited knowledge about, access to, and use of condoms; ambivalent attitudes toward teen parenting; and participation in other risky behaviors. For the current study, we adapted and supplemented an evidence-based sexual health program called SiHLE, using a systematic adaptation framework (ADAPT-ITT, Wingood & DiClemete, 2008), to address these unique and targeted needs of YFC. Thirty-six youth participated in four sessions of SiHLE-YFC during their stay at a temporary shelter. Four 90-minute sessions focused on increasing sexual health knowledge, improving attitudes toward and selfvii efficacy of condom use, and developing core skills such as problem-solving and communication. As hypothesized, youth showed high satisfaction with the intervention and significant improvement in sexual health knowledge from pre to post. At one month follow-up, youth continued to show significant improvement in sexual health knowledge, along with a significant reduction in risky sexual behaviors. Though not significant, there were moderate effect sizes for changes in attitudes toward teen pregnancy and condoms.There were no changes in attitudes towards teen parenting. Taken identify low-cost ways to disseminate evidence-based practices in communities of need, using indigenous resources; and (c) attend closely to workforce and organizational factors that support feasibility, effective implementation, and sustainability of evidence based practice. Public Health ImpactSignificant challenges in transporting evidence-based programs to community In this spirit, my research has developed along two lines. The first reflects that multiple poor outcomes share common underlying risk and resilience pathways, and seeks to examine modular approaches to prevention and intervention as a way to minimize the burden on community agencies. The second relates to forming and sustaining community partnerships and capacity building for the implementation of evidence-based programs in community settings. Common Elements to Risk and ResilienceComorbidities among mental health problems are high, and risky behaviors among youth tend to co-occur, reflecting overlap among the empirical predictors of poor outcomes such as substance abuse, conduct problems and sexual risk-taking. It stands to reason that if problems co-occur, so too might the tools and strategies we can use to build resilience Current and Future Directions. I am currently preparing a companion paper, for which I am exploring the common elements of empirically-supported prevention programming for element...

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“…Similarly, a subset of young mothers from the Midwest Study indicated developing a sense of purpose and belonging from their new emotional bond with their child, unlike anything experienced in relationships with their own parents or foster families. They saw themselves as valued, loved, and depended upon (Pryce & Samuels, 2010). Biological mothers frequently served as antirole models for young mothers out of foster care, for what not to do as a parent (Pryce & Samuels, 2010;Rolfe, 2008).…”

Section: Intangible Resources: Adult Identity and Negotiating The Pasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They saw themselves as valued, loved, and depended upon (Pryce & Samuels, 2010). Biological mothers frequently served as antirole models for young mothers out of foster care, for what not to do as a parent (Pryce & Samuels, 2010;Rolfe, 2008). These mothers also reported feeling pressure to "prove themselves" as good mothers, due to their childhood histories (Haight, Finet, Bamba, & Helton, 2009;Rolfe, 2008).…”

Section: Intangible Resources: Adult Identity and Negotiating The Pasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiences of youth who transition to adulthood out of care: Developing a theoretical framework

Lee

Berrick

2014

Children and Youth Services Review

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Adverse adulthood outcomes are well documented among youth who age out of foster care. However, not all youth who age out of care experience deleterious adult outcomes, despite struggling with similar challenges during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Childhood maltreatment, which places youth at greater risk for later maladaptive functioning and psychopathology, may partially explain poor adjustment outcomes in adulthood. Similarly, a history of unstable placements and residing in institutional congregate care settings may also contribute to hardship during this time. However, none of these factors help to explain how some young people aging out of care manage to achieve stability while transitioning into adulthood. This article reviews the literature through the lens of the identity capital framework, and discusses the applicability of this framework to the experiences of youth aging out of foster care.

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Renewal and Risk: The Dual Experience of Young Motherhood and Aging Out of the Child Welfare System

Cited by 70 publications

References 43 publications

‘Me and my Bump’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of pregnancy for vulnerable women

‘Me and my Bump’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of pregnancy for vulnerable women

Sexual health promotion programming for youth in or at-risk for foster care: Improving knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.

Experiences of youth who transition to adulthood out of care: Developing a theoretical framework

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