From the research available in America and Britain it would appear that the men who father
children by teenage mothers tend to be a few years older than their teenage partners …

This paper aims to provide a critical analysis of the role of support in teenage motherhood.
Family, partner and peer support are considered and literature emanating from both the USA …

The book is as comprehensive as possible within the confines of one text. The adolescent is
discussed within the context of contemporary society. Material includes both theory and life …

Background: Early motherhood has been linked with a number of adverse outcomes,
including mental health difficulties and barriers to completing educational qualifications and …

In the new South Africa gender role constructions are slowly shifting, this article explores
early fatherhood as a potential site for the development of alternative masculinities. Existing …

Abstract Using North Carolina data for the period 1990–2010, we estimate the effects of
economic downturns on the birthrates of 15-to 19-year-olds, using county-level business …

Housing instability is an understudied social condition that may be a severe stressor during
pregnancy. Aims of this study are to identify correlates of housing instability and to explore …

Prenatal maternal distress is associated with an at‐risk developmental profile, yet there is
little fetal evidence of this putative in utero process. Moreover, the biological transmission for …

The influences of supportive and conflictual mother-daughter relationships on depressive
symptoms expressed by African American and White teenage mothers and grandmothers …

New welfare policies mandate minor, unmarried adolescent mothers to coreside with a
parent or adult guardian to qualify for cash assistance. The influence of grandmother …