title: Iranian pregnant teenage women tell the story of "fast development": A phenomenological study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Teenage pregnancy is a major health problem significantly associated with negative impacts on the health of both teenage mothers and their newborn. However, little is known about teenage pregnancy from teenager's perspective, particularly in developing countries including Iran.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to explore the experience of pregnancy in Iranian teenage women.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interpretive phenomenological study was used as a suitable research design to conduct this research. Data were collected through individual, semi structured and in-depth interview with 11 married teenage women aged between 15 and 19 years old, primigravida with singleton pregnancy. Data were analysed through thematic analysis approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  "Fast development" was the main theme that emerged from the participants' experiences. It refers to the unexpected development process that occurs simultaneously with other important development events. Fast development consists of three themes, 'unexpected development', 'development within development', and 'struggle with development'.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Teenage pregnant women simultaneously encounter multiple developmental challenges related to adolescence period, marriage, pregnancy, and mothering responsibilities. According to the results, fast development concept should be considered by healthcare providers in order to offer comprehensive and age-appropriate health services to pregnant teenage women for successful transition from the multiple developmental stages. Moreover, this concept will help health care providers, especially midwives, to understand how to deal with pregnant teenagers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Nursing, Centre for Nursing Care Research, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nooredin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: mrssiminmontazeri@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Simin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Montazeri
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alaghband Rad
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan Eftekhar
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Ardabili
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gharacheh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D041923:Adolescent Development; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept
keywords: Adolescent development; Phenomenological research; Reproductive health services; Teenage pregnancy; Women health