The problem of underage motherhood is now becoming more and more urgent. After the birth of a child, many young girls cannot withstand the load that has fallen on them on their own. Therefore, underage mothers, like no one else, need multidimensional help.
There are many different reasons why young girls assume motherhood. The reason may be promiscuous intimate relationships, rape, pregnancy as a solution to problems, a desire, a benefit, or simply a psychological restructuring of the personality. In any case, early pregnancy is not always desirable. The immediate environment of pregnant girls usually reacts quite sharply to their unusual situation. Juvenile mothers, when they find themselves in a stressful situation, need multidimensional support: psychological, medical, social and legal.
Psychological help
Psychological assistance includes counseling aimed at reducing the level of anxiety. Often, young mothers are afraid that they will not be able to adequately raise a child or simply will not be able to provide for his existence. Psychological support is needed in order for the mother to feel that this emotional state is characteristic of many women. You should not end a child's life relying on self-doubt. Group therapy is a common method of psychological assistance. It is designed to share experiences, thoughts and useful advice. Such meetings can reduce the level of mothers' aggression towards any environmental factors. Individual therapy also teaches self-regulation, the formation of maternal attachment, the development of will.
Medical and social assistance
Medical and social assistance includes preparation for motherhood in the early stages of pregnancy. Usually, such consultations are carried out on the basis of family planning centers, in antenatal clinics. This also includes medical and preventive care. This type of assistance is carried out in order to preserve the health of the fetus. Preventive care also includes counseling about abandoning a child, as well as identifying genetic diseases. The next stage of medical and social assistance is the provision of medical services directly during childbirth and the protection of the health of the newborn.
Social help
Social assistance to underage mothers includes a lump sum for the birth of a baby, a maternity allowance (at least 40% of wages), an allowance for caring for a child up to one and a half years, an allowance for women registered no later than three months of pregnancy.
Legal assistance
Legal assistance consists in providing the necessary information about what rights and obligations a minor girl will have in the role of a mother. Also, the young mother is informed about what rights her child will have. Full familiarization with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is underway.
