Type:	Journal Article
Title:	"Keep a blank face. I need to tell you what has been happening to me.": teens' stories of abuse and violence before and during pregnancy
Other Titles:	MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing
Authors:	Renker, Paula Rinard
Keywords:	Pregnancy;Impact on children and young people;Screening
Year:	2002
Citation:	27 (2), March/April 2002
Notes:	Reports on a US qualitative study on teens’ stories of abuse and violence before and during pregnancy. Using blended content and thematic analysis, the author relates the variety of abusers for a group of 40 pregnant adolescents aged 18 to 20. Seven themes were identified in the stories of violence: seeking safety (self-protection with advantages and disadvantages); losing faith (negative experiences with social justice institutions and the police); experiencing loss (compromised reproductive health); living on the edge (substance abuse); taking the next step (developmental issues); crying out for help (suicide attempts); and fluid relationships (loss of family relationships and serial monogamy). Recommends questions about past pregnancies, sexual abuse, and multiple perpetrators (not just intimate partners) be included in routine screening.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12959
ISSN:	0361-929X
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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