title: Getting on the inside: a researcher's journey into the world of teenage motherhood.
abstract: This paper describes some of the methodological challenges and particularly the ethical issues when researching with teenage mothers. It specifically describes the difficulties of gaining access, establishing and maintaining relationships and withdrawing from the field. It concludes that close attention to these issues is important when researching with teenage mothers.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Deakin University.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hanna
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent