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Adolescent Health
Puerto Rican partners of adolescent mothers say fatherhood affirms identity
May 13th, 2004
Puerto Rican partners of adolescent mothers say fatherhood affirms identity. According to recent research published in the Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health, "this study of the male partners of adolescent mothers was conducted in a small urban city in the northeastern United States where adolescent birth rates remain high despite declining national trends. Despite stated opposition to adolescent birth, one third of the fathers interviewed planned their pregnancies with their partners for more than a year. Because poverty and violence were part of life in the community of these fathers, the experience of having children initiated self-reflection. ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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