Journal of adolescent health care : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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During a 15-month study period, 244 adolescent mothers under 18 years of age were surveyed, of whom 53% elected to breast-feed. A subset of 60 primiparous breast-feeding adolescents were studied regarding the influence of several factors on the duration of breast-feeding. An attitude questionnaire was administered in the hospital within 48 hours of delivery. ⋯ Contrary to adolescent stereotypes, 65% of mothers chose breast-feeding because it was "good for the baby," and 67% identified the "closeness" of the nursing relationship as the most enjoyable part of breast-feeding. Twenty-eight percent cited modesty issues about breast-feeding as the greatest disadvantage, and 17% returned to work or school within the first 2 postpartum months, posing additional obstacles to breast-feeding. Our data suggest that adolescents are receptive to breast-feeding, but they may require close follow-up and anticipatory guidance tailored to their individual needs.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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J Adolesc Health Care · Jul 1988
Case ReportsIntraabdominal retraction and entrapment of testicle associated with indirect inguinal hernia.
A 19-year-old man presented with an acute retraction and entrapment of the left testicle into the abdomen through an indirect inguinal hernia. No previous case reports were found in the literature. The evaluation and treatment of the disappearing or absent testicle are briefly reviewed.
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J Adolesc Health Care · May 1988
Case ReportsRecurrent genital ulcers in an adolescent as a manifestation of Behçet's disease.
An adolescent with a history of recurrent genital ulcers had a negative evaluation for sexually transmitted diseases. A clinical suspicion of Behçet's disease was supported by a biopsy of one lesion. The condition may be more frequent than suspected as the signs (arthritis, mouth ulcers, neurologic abnormalities) may be so mild or separate in time that they could be easily overlooked.
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J Adolesc Health Care · May 1988
Anthropometric predictors of low birth weight outcome in teenage pregnancy.
The highest relative risks of low birth weight are found among births to teenage mothers. An analysis of anthropometrics (weight, mid-arm circumference, and triceps skinfold) among black teenagers attending an adolescent prenatal program was studied. The sample consisted of 100 girls under 17 years. ⋯ Arm fat area estimates of the LBW mothers demonstrated weekly depletion (-24.9 mm2/wk), which was significantly less than those of the NBW group, who accumulated fat (+15.3 mm2/wk) (p less than .05). Changes in maternal nutritional status may in part mediate the birthweight outcome in adolescent pregnancy. Anthropometrics may be useful in predicting those teens at highest risk of bearing LBW infants.
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J Adolesc Health Care · May 1986
Sister-sister incest as a manifestation of multigenerational sexual abuse.
Incestuous child sexual abuse has received increasing attention recently, but relatively little attention has focused on the multigenerational dimensions of this problem. The case presented places incest into a multigenerational context and demonstrates how quickly family relationships may become eroticized in an uncommon form: between sisters.