The Door's Perinatal Program for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Dewart, T.; Zaengle, D.
Journal of Perinatal Education 9(2): 39-46
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 1058-1243 PMID: 17273204 DOI: 10.1624/105812400x87635Document Number: 423888
The perinatal program for urban youth at The Door, located in New York City, provides accessible, comprehensive, high-quality prenatal services to pregnant teens. Through a holistic, family-centered, youth-development approach, the program seeks to counteract the adverse medical risks and psychosocial consequences of early childbirth and child rearing in order to improve the immediate and long-term futures of the mother and her new family. The Door's services are presented, along with a description of the agency's service model and an analysis of 100 pregnant teens enrolled in its perinatal program.