AimTo describe the meaning that adolescent mothers give to their future.DesignQualitative study with a design based on grounded theory and the approach proposed by Corbin and Strauss.MethodsForty‐nine semistructured individual interviews were conducted with mothers between the ages of 16 and 19 living permanently with their child more than 40 days postpartum. The interviews were audio recorded. Field notes were made that were transcribed verbatim. Data analysis was carried out by means of open, axial and selective coding and theoretical sampling.ResultsAdolescent mothers’ meaning of the future was encompassed by the core category of ‘changing life, but not destroying it’. Five general categories emerged: changing life by being a mother; taking my child forward regardless of whether I expected it; changing my mind about motherhood; adjusting expectations about the child's father; performing family planning in search of a better future; each category is supported by subcategories that further adolescent mothers’ meaning of the future.ConclusionsThe meaning that an adolescent mother gives to her future arises from the interaction of the events in her past and her reaction to the present. In addition, this experience, together with her other circumstances, leads her to interpret reality in a specific way.Implications for the Profession and/or Patient CareThis study provides obstetric nursing professionals with a theoretical proposal that describes the meaning of the future for adolescent mothers. It enables nursing practitioners to optimise care by aligning it with the realities faced by these mothers.ImpactTeen pregnancy is a public health priority. The theoretical approach in the study provides a distinct view to the field of nursing, health professionals and the school/government system on adolescent mothers. It demonstrates the vulnerability of mothers and their children and how they require an organised system that bypasses the inequity and stigmatisation to which they are subject.Reporting MethodCOREQ checklist was used.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.

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青春期母亲的未来意义：扎根理论研究


AimTo 描述青春期母亲赋予她们未来的意义。设计基于扎根理论和 Corbin 和 Strauss 提出的方法的设计的定性研究方法对 16 至 19 岁的母亲进行了 49 次半结构化个体访谈，这些母亲在产后 40 天以上与孩子永久生活在一起。采访被录音。制作了逐字转录的田野笔记。通过开放、轴向和选择性编码和理论抽样进行数据分析。结果青春期母亲对未来的意义包含在“改变生活，但不摧毁生活”的核心类别中。出现了五大类：通过成为母亲改变生活;无论我是否预料到，都带着我的孩子前进;改变我对母性的看法;调整对孩子父亲的期望;实施计划生育以寻找更美好的未来;每个类别都由子类别支持，这些子类别进一步促进了青春期母亲对未来的意义。结论青春期母亲对未来的意义源于她过去事件和她对现在的反应的相互作用。此外，这段经历，连同她的其他情况，使她以特定的方式解释现实。对专业和/或患者护理的影响本研究为产科护理专业人员提供了一个理论建议，描述了青春期母亲对未来的意义。它使护理从业者能够通过与这些母亲面临的现实保持一致来优化护理。影响青少年怀孕是公共卫生的优先事项。 该研究中的理论方法为护理领域、卫生专业人员和学校/政府系统对青少年母亲提供了独特的视角。它展示了母亲及其孩子的脆弱性，以及她们如何需要一个有组织的系统来绕过她们所遭受的不平等和污名化。报告方法COREQ 清单。患者或公众捐款没有患者或公众捐款。