title: [The physical impact of pregnancy on a teenager].
abstract: Pregnancy in a teenager may be an expression of her angst. From a lack of contraception or its failure, to the desire to be pregnant, she may be expressing her wish to acquire the status of an adult or to offset depression and anxiety resulting from abandonment. The situation is further compounded by the physical changes she undergoes. Providing the teenager with global support is essential.
authors.affiliation: 56 boulevard du Maréchal-Foch, 91370 Verrières-le-Buisson, France. Electronic address: corinne.audinet@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Audinet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology
keywords: accouchement; adolescente; birth; body; contraception; corps; grossesse; pregnancy; puberty; puberté; sexual health; sexualité; teenager