According to Holub et al. (2007), a group of 154 teen mothers who are being investigated from their third trimester up until 16 months after giving birth. These teen moms are ranging from the ages 14 through 19, all clients from 10 different local clinics in their area. There was a series of four sessions that mothers were talking about different things such as how they were dealing with motherhood, how their stress level was, and how they were feeling. Mothers hold the responsibility of their child, therefore making it extremely important that the mother is mentally healthy and transitioning into motherhood smoothly. Pregnancy for adolescents is a very stressful experience, and post pregnancy is even more of a struggle due to post-partum emotional disorder. The mothers who stressed the most were the same ones who struggled with being a mother and had a hard time nurturing their child. These teen mothers need as much support as possible during and after their pregnancy. Psychiatric help is crucial for these young fragile women (p.153).
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Holub et al. (2007) states, there are a total of 425,000 live births to teen mothers each year. Many …show more content…
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential (GCAPP) was formed by the government as a none-profit organization, that is put in communities and try to play an active role in decreasing the pregnancy rate. Second Chance Home (SCH) Network is one of the options of assistance that GCAPP offers to the community of pregnant teenagers. This program allows for these mothers to receive a form of independence and be encouraged to stop the cycle of poverty and stop just being coming a statistic as a teen mom. It’s important for teen moms to feel supported, so this organization provides housing for teen mothers under the age of 21 and their children to live in a healthy environment (Hudgins, Erickson, and Walker, 2014,