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Surviving Teenage Motherhood

Myths and Realities

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Helen Stapleton

    1. Australian Catholic University & Mater Mothers’ Hospitals, Australia

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Part of the book series: Studies in Childhood and Youth (SCY)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 1-13

  3. Teenage Pregnancy, Motherhood and Family Life

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 14-33

  4. Introducing the Teenagers and their Significant Others

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 34-45

  5. How it Happened: Pregnancy Realisation and Disclosure

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 46-74

  6. Through Pregnancy

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 75-109

  7. Labour and Birth Narratives

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 110-136

  8. ‘Chucked in the Deep End’: Mothering in the Early Postnatal Period

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 137-168

  9. Mothering in Early Childhood: Everyday Practices and Identity Formation

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 169-201

  10. Looking Back and Looking Forward

    • Helen Stapleton
    Pages 202-210

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 211-241
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About this book

This book explores the experiences of pregnant teenagers, their partners, and midwives, from pregnancy realisation through the early years of motherhood. It examines changing attitudes to female sexuality and moral discourses on adolescent subjectivity especially as these pertain to teenage motherhood.

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'In this timely and original book, Helen Stapleton provides a compelling account of the lives of teenage mothers. She puts the young women centre stage, drawing on interviews and observations to describe their everyday worlds and relationships with parents, partners and health professionals. Surviving Teenage Motherhood is an engaging book, rich in insight for social scientists and for health care providers.' - Professor Hilary Graham, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • Australian Catholic University & Mater Mothers’ Hospitals, Australia

    Helen Stapleton

About the author

HELEN STAPLETON is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia. A qualified midwife, she previously worked in both public and private sectors. Her research interests, and publications, focus on motherhood and parenting cultures, sexuality and reproduction, and body image and identity. Helen is a member of various professional organisations and a former board member of the Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth, University of Sheffield, UK.  

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