Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Matthew Bauer
Tanzania
Research Article
Social Support among Pregnant Adolescent and Young Adults during Prenatal Ultrasound Study in A Single Tertiary Level Hospital
Author(s): Sara Lee, Noam Lazebnik, Krystel Tossone, Matthew Bauer and Rina LazebnikSara Lee, Noam Lazebnik, Krystel Tossone, Matthew Bauer and Rina Lazebnik
Introduction: Prenatal care and support is essential to improving birth outcomes for teen pregnancy. Pregnant teens and young adults have access to a variety of support people. The study evaluated the identity of personal social support of pregnant adolescents and young adults (AYA) during prenatal ultrasound study.
Methods: We conducted a descriptive retrospective observational study from a tertiary OBGYN referral center from August 2010 to April 2013; participants were pregnant women 21 years of age or younger referred for ultrasound study. The main outcome measure was documentation of social support person(s) accompanying the patient.
Results: A total of 517 patients with an age range of 13 to 21 (mean 17.75) underwent 1,058 ultrasound studies. The father of the baby was the most frequent person accompanying the patie.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000411