Table 1 Factors influencing pregnant teenagers’ engagement with antenatal care
From: Accessing and engaging with antenatal care: an interview study of teenage women
Themes | Definition | Sub themes |
|---|---|---|
Valuing pregnancy care | Motivation to attend driven by the value that they place on antenatal care | • Fetal and/or maternal wellbeing • Wanting to learn (valued the education given) |
Interactions with Maternity Service | Experience with access to the maternity service and the antenatal clinic environment | • Environment – physical and culture • Access • Flexibility of appointments |
Woman-centred care | The individualization of care and the extent to which they felt they were valued as a person | • Participation in care • Communication and IP skills of clinicians • Continuity of Carer • Information preference |
Support systems | Life outside of the maternity service and the challenges of a lack of support | • Family and friends • Social isolation/challenges |