Immigrant Latina Teen Mothers

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Immigrant Latina Teen Mothers at the schools: Intentions and Decisions
Teen mothers are facing a variety of difficult decisions. First, they had to decide whether to give birth, have an abortion or raise their child. Teen motherhood is one of the concerns in today's society; the interest of this research is to focus on Latina teen mothers and their intentions and decisions when facing a pregnancy. Some of these teens have just immigrated and are raising their child alone while they attend school. It is important to understand their life circumstances, motivations, intentions and finally their decisions. It is also important to investigate the factors that have influenced those decisions.
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