Risk Factors and Protection Factor of Pregnancy in Adolescents

This study was done by Bernardita Baeza W. (Midwife), Ana María Póo F. (Psychologist - Midwife), Olga Vásquez P.(Anthropologist), Sergio Muñoz N. (Biostatistics) and Carlos Vallejos V. (Gynecologist) from Universidad de la Frontera.

Aims: To identify and understand factors associated to pregnancy in adolescents under the perspective of the never pregnant adolescent. 

Methods: Qualitative study undergone on women 15 to 19 years of age.
Based sample of women that were drawn from 2 schools chosen due to their high pregnancy rate.
Four focus groups were created and each one was composed by 14  women randomly selected.
also, by researchers were studied factors associated to individuals, to family, and to social environment.
 

Results: Risk factor that appeared to be favouring pregnancy in the individuals were: “romantic love”, no use of contraceptives, low self esteem, male irresponsibility, lack of knowledge in sexuality. At the family level, the factors are: the permit’s restriction and paternal negligence.
Protective factors which help in avoiding pregnancy in adolescents at the individual level are: subject’s reflexive capacity and project of life. At the family level: protection and clearly defined limits by family.

Conclusions: The opinion of non-pregnant adolescents and pregnant will allow researchers designing individual, family strategies and social  to help in reducing the unwanted pregnancy in adolescents.
Main risk factors (as factors that favouring pregnancy) here identified are: “romantic love”, restrictions and paternal negligence.
reflexive capacity and protective family are the ones shown as factors preventives.

Key words: Associated factors, risk factor, protection factors, unwanted pregnancy, pregnancy in adolescents.

Early Stimulation!!

Early stimulation is the set of actions that facilitate communication and learning of the baby, even from the womb, in order to achieve a warm and constant communication between the child and parents from pregnancy, birth and throughout their growth and development,  allowing a better organizational and functional development of the nervous system and organs of contact.

Is for this, that the thing that  parents do during pregnancy to communicate and begin to strengthen bond with the unborn child, has a positive impact on him, as the fetus is able to capture stimuli of your mother

After several studies, we found that babies stimulated during pregnancy have better psychomotor development.  the baby answered to external stimuli, recognize the voices of their parents, they begin to talk a lot faster, relaxes and stop mourn with greater ease, they  are more attentive, and they have a better visual tracking, with better learning capability and higher IQs.

Hello! Here's Something About Me!!

Hello, my name is Pamela Riveros, I have 20 years old and live in La Florida, Santiago Chile.
My birthday is in July and I think that's why I love the rain and winter, I just like the summer for the beach, pool and vacations. The winter for me is wonderful, I love running in the rain, wind and cold. These days, I have more energy.

Well, I live with my mother, grandmother, uncle, aunt and three cousins ​​and we like to watch TV or movies.

I consider myself very childish, I love playing with my cousins ​​and my mom or my boyfriend. Also I love to go to the park and spending time with nature and my family. they are very important for me.

I study midwifery, this is a the most beautiful career of the world, because I can assist and advise to the adolescent and women in general, of all the age.

another role for us will be to provide care to pregnant women and assist in the labor.

In summary, we accompany the women throughout their life, giving support at all times. also we have an important role in baby care and education on healthy life and sexuality.