A project for facilitating maternal adaptation with Chinese adolescent mothers in Taiwan

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Abstract
Teenage pregnancy is a socially unacceptable status in Taiwan based on the Chinese value system. Not only do families have difficulty in accepting teenage pregnancy, classmates and peers also respond as if it a shameful occurrence. Taiwanese nursing professionals, obstetricians, pediatricians, and social workers have so far failed to address this issue as a major health problem. Consequently, teenage mothers become a socially isolated group. Although group sessions have worked well with adolescents in the United States, because of cultural differences, they would be less acceptable in Taiwan. A proposed home‐visit model, therefore, which is modified to meet Taiwanese teenage mothers’ situation is presented in this article. Outcomes will be evaluated and reported following year one of the project.

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