In Kenya, approximately one in five girls aged 15–19 years old are pregnant or already a
mother. Adolescent girls and young women experience significant mental health …

Background Adolescent pregnancies present a great public health burden in Kenya and
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNFPA, Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the challenge of Adolescent …

The pregnancy rate in Kenya among adolescent girls is among the highest in the world.
Adolescent girls experience increased risk of anxiety and depression during pregnancy and …

Introduction Mental health interventions have traditionally been developed by clinicians and
researchers without the meaningful engagement and partnership with those who would …

Background Mental wellbeing during pregnancy and the year after birth is critical to a range
of maternal and infant outcomes. Many mental health interventions fail to incorporate …

Objectives: There is an increasing mental health disease burden in mothers with infants and
young children, especially in low-and middle-income countries such as Nigeria. Children of …

Teenage pregnancy and parenting pose a greater risk of developing mental health
problems among pregnant and parenting adolescent girls and young women. We report on …

Introduction Adolescence marks a transition of life from childhood to adulthood. Becoming a
mother during adolescence presents unique challenges that have a significant mental and …

Objective The key objective of this paper is to provide a phenomenological account of the
mental health challenges and experiences of adolescent new mothers. We explore the role …

Prenatal mental health problems can have adverse effects on the health and wellbeing of
the mother as well as her baby. However, the factors associated with its etiology, expression …