Accessing and engaging with antenatal care: an interview study of teenage women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnant teenagers in rural and regional areas experience distinct disadvantages, that are not simply a function of their age, and these have a substantial impact on their health and that of their baby. Studies demonstrate that antenatal care improves pregnancy outcomes amongst pregnant women, especially adolescents. Understanding teenager's views and experiences of pregnancy and motherhood is important to ensure antenatal care meets young women's needs. This study explored teenage women's experiences and perceptions of barriers and facilitators to engaging in pregnancy care in rural and regional Victoria, Australia.

Methods

Between February-October 2017, pregnant women aged ≤19 years were purposively recruited from one regional and two rural health services in Vi

SUBMITTER: Wong Shee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504060 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature