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P McNeil, F Olafson, D L Powell, J Jackson.
Abstract
In 1978 the Jamaican Women's Bureau established the Women's Centre, the first project in the developing world to help pregnant teenagers avoid the usual hardships of poverty and dependence. The women take courses in academic subjects and prenatal and postnatal health, and receive good medical care. Fathers and parents are involved in counseling sessions where practical life skills, including family planning, are emphasized. The young mothers improve dramatically in self-confidence, self-esteem, and in their ability to take care of their babies. The Centre's success has helped to loosen the policies of the Jamaican government on the education of pregnant school-age women.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Americas; Caribbean; Clinic Activities; Counseling; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Evaluation; Evaluation Report; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; Fathers; Fertility; Health; Health Services; Jamaica; Maternal Health Services; Maternal-child Health Services; North America; Organization And Administration; Parents; Population; Population Dynamics; Prenatal Care; Primary Health Care; Program Activities; Programs; Psychological Factors; Reproductive Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status
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Year: 1983 PMID： 6879618
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stud Fam Plann ISSN： 0039-3665