CONSEQUENCES OF PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE: A CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY

Abstract

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY HAS BEEN A PROMINENT THEME IN SEVERAL STUDIES IN RECENT DECADES. BY THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ADOLESCENCE, A PREGNANCY AT THIS STAGE PRESENTS A GREAT POTENTIAL TO BECOME A GESTATION OF RISK. THUS, STUDIES APPEAR TO ANALYZE ASPECTS THAT AFFECT BOTH THE MOTHER AND THE NEWBORN, INCLUDING CONTRACEPTION, PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, AS WELL AS THE RECIDIVISM OF PREGNANCY AFTER PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DESCRIBE THE CONSEQUENCES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN THE FACE OF A CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY. THE SEARCH FOR ARTICLES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 2014 AND 2018 IN THE MEDLINE AND CAPES PERIODICALS PORTAL WITH THE DESCRIPTOR IN HEALTH SCIENCES (DECS) "TEENAGE PREGNANCY" WAS USED AS A METHODOLOGY TO CARRY OUT THE LITERATURE REVIEW. FROM THE QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE STUDIES, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO VERIFY THAT CONTRACEPTION TOGETHER WITH EDUCATION, ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND FAMILY PLANNING CAN PRODUCE A POSITIVE EFFECT; IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE REDUCTION OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AS WELL AS ITS RECIDIVISM. IN THIS SENSE, THERE IS A SUCCESSION OF ADVERSE SITUATIONS FOR THE ADOLESCENT. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO FAVOR CRITICAL THINKING TO TRANSFORM THE CONSERVATIVE AND RESILIENT REALITY WHEN IT COMES TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, COUNSELING ON CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS, AND FAMILY PLANNING.