Teenage Pregnancy Research Report - 3p Consulting

I had mixed feelings about having a baby ❐ I did not want to have a baby Before I became pregnant … (Please tick the statement which most applies to you): ❐ I had participated in sex education at school ❐ I had participated in sex education at a health centre (if yes, please tell us where i.e. Family Planning, headspace, etc. ❐ I had talked to my GP or local health professional about sexual health ❐ I had not participated in any formal sex education Before I became pregnant … (Please tick the statement which most applies to you): ❐ My partner and I had agreed that we would like to be pregnant ❐ My partner and I had discussed having children together, but hadn’t agreed to get pregnant ❐ We never discussed having children together When you realised you were pregnant , did you do anything to improve your health (Please tick all that apply): ❐ stopped or cut down smoking ❐ stopped or cut down drinking alcohol ❐ ate more healthily ❐ sought medical/health advice ❐ took some other action, please describe or ❐ did not do any of the above before or during pregnancy or ❐ I don’t know When you realised you were pregnant, did you……. (Please tick the one that most applies): ❐ did not consider a termination ❐ consider a termination but decided not to ❐ considered a termination but did not know how to access it ❐ considered a termination but could not afford it When you realised you were pregnant, who did you speak to first……. (Please tick the one that most applies): ❐ my mother and/or father and/or guardian ❐ a sibling ❐ my friend/s ❐ my teacher, social worker or another trusted adult ❐ a health professional or service provider ❐ no-­‐one Since I have been a mother, I find……. 2 128