YourPregnancy&NewbornJourney:AGuideforPregnantTeens

Thisbookissuitableforages12to20years.Sharingexperiencesandinsightsthatwillhelpotherteensfacetherealitiesofimpendingparenthood,pregnantandparentingteensofferyoungexpectantmothersadviceforcarryinganddeliveringahealthybaby.Medicalconcernssuchasfoetaldevelopment,nutrition,andrisksrelatedtosmoking,alcohol,anddrugsarediscussed,andlabouranddeliveryaredescribedindetail-oftenthroughthewordsofteenagerswhohavealreadydelivered.Focusingontheneedsoftheyoungmotherandthoseofherpartner,thisguidealsostressestheimportanceofstayinginschool,graduating,andgainingjobskills.Includingnumerousquotesfromteenagefathers,butsensitivetothefactthatmanypregnantteensdonothaveapositiverelationshipwiththeirbaby'sfather,thisbookprovidesknowledgethatwillimproveayoungmother'schancesofhavingasatisfyingexperiencewithorwithoutapartner'sassistance.