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Support for the Adolescent Father
Author(s) -
Taucher Pamela
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1991.tb00871.x
Subject(s) - psychology , adolescent health , developmental psychology , adolescent development , nursing , medicine
Adolescent pregnancy continues to receive significant attention from healthcare workers across the United States. Most of this attention focuses on the adolescent mother. This article focuses on the adolescent father. Pertinent literature is reviewed, and nursing guidelines for supporting the adolescent father through the childbearing experience are suggested.