Impact of a Parent Education Program on the Personal Development of Teen-Age Mothers

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Abstract
A telephone survey was completed in three successive years (1977–1979) on a sample of 261 representing 41 % of 633 teen-age mothers (16 years and younger) recruited at Cincinnati General Hospital for a series of 20 postnatal mother-infant classes. The follow-up telephone data from all 3 years showed striking differences between high and low class-at tenders, in spite of their similar aspirational levels and living circumstances. One year after completion of the program, high class-at tenders were better able to act on their plan to complete school and prevent a subsequent unwanted pregnancy. Mother-infant postnatal classes, carried out as a supplement to the delivery of pediatric well-baby care, seem to be an effective way to support the personal development of this high-risk population of young mothers.

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