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A phenomenological investigation of experiences of pregnancy by unmarried adolescents in Maseru

Tjoetso V Lehana, Lily van Rhyn
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 8, No 1 | a113 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v8i1.113 | © 2003 Tjoetso V Lehana, Lily van Rhyn | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 November 2003 | Published: 04 November 2003

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Tjoetso V Lehana, University of the Free State, South Africa
Lily van Rhyn, University of the Free State, South Africa

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The transition to motherhood is accompanied by a number of social and psychological consequences that place pregnant adolescents at risk in terms of later life adjustment.

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Verskeie sosiale en sielkundige gevolge gaan gepaard met swanger adolessente se oorgang na moederskap en kan latere aanpassing by die lewe bemoeilik.

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