Making dreams, not babies: the power of hope in a teen family planning clinic
Raines, K.
Creative Nursing 15(3): 117-120
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1078-4535 PMID: 19715091 Document Number: 207273
Teenage pregnancy is a significant social issue in the United States, resulting in increased levels of poverty. Most public health family planning efforts have traditionally focused on teaching teens the how-to of contraception, with little focus on teaching the why-to. During my time as a nurse practitioner in a public health department family planning clinic, I developed a method to open discussions with patients about the possibilities of a future that includes delayed childbearing. My experience with this strategy taught me that hope may indeed be the most powerful contraceptive of all.
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