Successful life navigation by former participants in a group for pregnant and parenting teens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12893528 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin A Swedish (0000-0002-6889-7382, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, corresponding author), Andrea Rothenberg (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Kaitlin Fuchs (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), Gary Rosenberg (0000-0002-2558-7640, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 310-321 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-0136 • E-ISSN: 1745-0128 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17450128.2010.507806 |
| OpenAlex | W2061788379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Background: Teen motherhood has negative consequences for mother and child. The Mothers of Mount Sinai (MOMS) Program is a group that assembles weekly and is for pregnant/parenting teens to help them become competent parents, provide job training, and encourage education and reproductive health. Methods: Former MOMS participants were recruited to complete a survey if they were over 18, and they participated in a summer job training component between 1995 and 2006. The survey included questions about participants' lives at start of MOMS and currently, including education, finances, and pregnancies. Results: Thirty-one of 77 eligible former participants completed the survey, with mean elapsed time of 10.7 years since starting MOMS. Fifty-eight percent had graduated high school, 81% had graduated high school or obtained a GED, 55% had attended some college, and 13% had graduated college. Twenty-six women (84%) are currently employed with median income in the range of $20,000–35,000. Currently, more women are financially self-sufficient (45%) compared to when they started MOMS (7%) (McNemar chi square p = 0.000). Eighteen women (58%) received cash assistance when they started MOMS; currently only one does, p = 0.000. Twenty-three women (74%) did not become pregnant again before 20; only one had 2nd child during her teen years. Conclusion: Active MOMS participants were shown to have made great advances in education, employment, finances, and delayed 2nd births. These participants were a highly motivated group, which could contribute to a bias in the positive program effect
Family medicine · McNemar's test · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Homelessness and Social Issues · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |