Browsing by keyword "American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence"

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    • A qualitative study of the meaning of fatherhood among young urban fathers
      Lemay, Celeste A.; Cashman, Suzanne B.; Elfenbein, Dianne S.; Felice, Marianne E. (2010-06-09)
      OBJECTIVE: To explore the beliefs, attitudes, and needs young men have regarding their role as a father. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: Exploratory, descriptive, qualitative design. Young fathers/young expectant fathers were recruited from service sites within a city in Massachusetts. Men were considered young fathers/young expectant fathers if they were or would be <20 years old at the birth of a first child or the mother of their baby was or would be><20 years old at the>baby's birth and the young man was <25 years old. MEASURES: Participants were interviewed utilizing open-ended>questions, which included the following: the characteristics of good fathers, goals/needs for self and child, and whether or not they planned to raise the child as their father raised them and why. RESULTS: Responses regarding fathering clustered into the following themes: being available; providing support; and self-improvement, including completing education and becoming a positive role model. Forty-seven percent believed that being employed or finishing school would help them be better fathers; 77% reported they would not raise their child as their own father had raised them, citing physical and/or emotional abuse/abandonment. CONCLUSIONS: Young men in this study identified several challenges to being "good" fathers. These included lack of employment, education, and positive role models.

    • Adolescent pregnancy--current trends and issues: 1998 American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence, 1998-1999
      Felice, Marianne E.; Feinstein, Ronald A.; Fisher, Martin M.; Kaplan, David W.; Olmedo, Luis F.; Rome, Ellen S.; Staggers, Barbara C.; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence (1999-02-02)
      Although the prevention of unintended adolescent pregnancy is a primary goal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and society, many adolescents continue to become pregnant. Since the last statement on adolescent pregnancy was issued by the Academy in 1989, new observations have been recorded in the literature. The purpose of this new statement is to review current trends and issues on adolescent pregnancy to update practitioners on this topic.

    • Counseling the adolescent about pregnancy options. American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Adolescence
      Felice, Marianne E.; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence (1998-05-23)
      When consulted by a pregnant adolescent, pediatricians should be able to make a timely diagnosis and to help the adolescent understand her options and act on her decision to continue or terminate her pregnancy. Pediatricians may not impose their values on the decision-making process and should be prepared to support the adolescent in her decision or refer her to a physician who can.