Support for the Adolescent Father
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Nursing Forum
- Vol. 26 (1) , 22-26
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6198.1991.tb00871.x
Abstract
Adolescent pregnancy continues to receive significant attention from healthcare workers across the United States. Most of this attention focuses on the adolescent mother. This article focuses on the adolescent father. Pertinent literature is reviewed, and nursing guidelines for supporting the adolescent father through the childbearing experience are suggested.Keywords
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