The correlation between social support and attitudes of teenage girls towards their pregnancy and childbirth

Abstract

Introduction: Social support is a type of interaction that occurs between individuals, and its most important sources are people in the immediate environment. Pregnancy and giving birth represent a special time in the life of a teenage girl. The time arouses a lot of emotions, both positive and negative, often accompanied by a lack of support from those closest to her. Aim of the research: To determine the correlation between the social support received and the types of attitudes towards pregnancy and childbirth presented by adolescent mothers. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study with the use of the Social Support Scale and a questionnaire to measure women’s attitudes towards pregnancy and childbirth was carried out. The study included 308 adolescent puerperae aged between 13 and 19 years. Results: The study showed that the overall level of social support was not significantly associated with the type of