A guide to pregnancy, giving birth, and life as a mom for teens

By Peri-natal Mental Health Project

All women who are pregnant experience changes in body, self-image, expectations and relationships. These changes are often felt more strongly in teenagers. A part of you may be struggling with the normal issues of being a teenager, yet another part is facing the responsibilities of an adult.

Having a baby is a major life event, whether you are 30 or 16, and whether it was planned or not. This booklet may help answer some of the questions you have regarding pregnancy, labour, becoming a mother, and raising a child.

Click here to download this full leaflet from the Peri-natal Mental Health Project’s site.

Author

Perinatal Mental Health Project

Publisher

Perinatal Mental Health Project

Language

English

Licence

Length

Long

Topics

Life Advice

22 Responses

Being a young mom is so much easier when u have help from your parents, family.and friends.... Having no one by your side and feeling all alone is much worst than what u can possibly think of....

anisha adams · 2 years ago

being the young mum is hard when you have no one to help you around with the baby and worse part when the baby get sick or cry is hard very hard

Keitumetse tlhabanelo · 2 years ago

Even though we can not change the reality. At least we can make the best of it.

maria gwayi · 2 years ago

I like reading

Blessings Katungu · 2 years ago

Being pregnant at early it's not good u live under difficult circumstances

KAMOHELO Tyelaphantsi · 2 years ago