Untangling risky discourse with evidence: A scoping review of outcomes for teen mothers’ offspring

Lee SmithBattle, Sarah Bekaert, Wisitsri Phengnum and Joanne Schneider

Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 161, issue C

Abstract: Concerns for the long-term health and social well-being of teen mothers and their children arose in the 1970s as early childbearing was depicted as a public health problem. Early researchers identified the high-risk nature of teen mothering and a host of unfavorable maternal-child outcomes. The purpose of this study is to review the research published since 2010 on the outcomes for teen mothers’ offspring ≥ 6 years of age; to examine trends in the types of studies conducted; and to identify the strengths and limitations of this research.

Keywords: Outcome studies; Adolescent mothers; Teen mothers; Teenage mothers; Teen pregnancy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107609

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