Family context and individual situation of teens before, during and after pregnancy in Mexico City

• Main Authors: Reyna Sámano (Author), Hugo Martínez-Rojano (Author), David Robichaux (Author), Ana Lilia Rodríguez-Ventura (Author), Bernarda Sánchez-Jiménez (Author), Maria de la Luz Hoyuela (Author), Estela Godínez (Author), Selene Segovia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the last 20 years, adolescent pregnancy has become one of the most critical problems affecting women in Latin America and the Caribbean. Methods This qualitative study was based on in-depth interviews with 29 teen mothers. All of the pregnant teens were from low- to lower-midd...