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APPROVAL SHEET
Pregnancy” presented orally and submitted by Agotilla, Samantha Marie Y., Cortey,
Maria Charmilotte C., Dulnuan, Brandon Kyle C., Hernandez, John Quervey Bryan,
Imam, Namer A., Inguito, Florence M., Lorilla, Brandan Zedrich O., Macapagal,
Jamiah Paye M., and Reyes, Jacob Rafael F. F has been approved and accepted
19, 2018.
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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY
I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another
person nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of
any other degree or diploma of a university or other institute of higher learning, except
where the due acknowledgement is made in the text.
I also declare that the intellectual content of this Senior High School thesis is the
product of my own work, even though I may have received assistance from others on
style, presentation and language expression.
Imam, Namer A.
Candidate
This research paper would not be possible without the help the people around
us. Thus, through this section, the researchers would like to show their gratefulness to
the following contributors.
We first thank our professor in Research in Daily Life 1, Ms. Arleth T. Follero, for
giving assistance and the opportunity to experience a qualitative research as well as for
sharing her knowledge on how to conduct it. Also, we thanked her for the comments
that greatly improved our research paper.
We are also grateful to our parents for giving us a never ending support in
whatever we do and for giving us strength to finish this research and the budget for
printing and for other stuffs that was needed in our research.
Most especially, we would like to express our gratitude to the God Almighty for
giving us the strength, knowledge, ability and opportunity to undertake this research
study and to persevere and complete it satisfactorily. Without his blessings, this
achievement would not have been possible.
DEDICATION
We dedicate this project to God Almighty our creator, our strong pillar, our source of inspiration,
wisdom, knowledge and understanding. He has been the source of our strength throughout this
research paper and on His wings only have we soared. We also dedicate this work to our family; who has
encouraged us all the way and whose encouragement has made sure that we give it all it takes to finish
The Researchers,
Agotilla, S.M.Y.
Cortey, M.C.C.
Dulnuan, B.K.C.
Hernandez, J.Q.B.
Imam, N. A.
Inguito, F.I.
Lorilla, B.Z.O.
Macapagal, J.P.M.
Reyes, J.R.F
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL SHEET......................................................................................1
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY.................................................................2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................3
DEDICATION.................................................................................................4
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................5
LIST OF TABLES..........................................................................................8
LIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................8
LIST OF APPENDICES.................................................................................8
ABSTRACT....................................................................................................9
APPENDICES................................................................................................(page)
REFERENCES...............................................................................................(page)
CURRICULUM VITAE...................................................................................(page)
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Simulacrum.....................................................................................(page)
LIST OF APPENDICES
Capital Region whose age is ranging from 35 yrs. Old and above. Using thematic
analysis, the researchers identified different themes from the respondents’ answers
which are connected with each other. These themes are acceptance, rejection,
different changes and stronger mother and daughter relationship. With these themes,
the researchers were able to determine the insights of a mother in their daughter’s early
pregnancy. The researchers also wanted many people to be educated about this certain
topic that until now is a major issue our society face today.
Chapter 1
pregnancy is one of the problems in today's society. Many teenagers today don’t know
how big responsibility to raise a child when they are young too. Becoming a parent is a
big responsibility that should give priority, but can how teenagers can handle this big
responsibility if she was too young too? To raise a child involves a lot of patient and
sacrifices which lot teens don’t have. Worldwide, sixteen million girls give birth during
increasing. Some teenagers who get pregnant early may experience anxiety,
depression and other emotional problem. We know that teenager ages of 13-20 are still
so young so emotion and other feelings of being teenagers might occur. Some causes
of early pregnancy among teenagers are lack of education especially sexual education,
There are previous studies which say that Teen pregnancy is largely regarded as
a societal problem that is most effectively dealt with through prevention strategies.
However, some researchers argue that the discrepancies between the realities of teen
pregnancy and the strategies for its prevention hinder the issue from being adequately
In addition, some authors (Bunting & McAuley, 2004) believed that family support
is particularly important to teenage mothers and has been found to have a positive
influence on parenting behaviours and practices. Family and friends are considered a
source of support, and for teenagers this is significant in how they will reintegrate with
education, employment and social life (Watts, Liamputtong, and Mcmichael, 2015).
health professionals and social workers may offer appropriate advice and support to
help pregnant adolescents make an informed choice. When necessary, a referral should
pregnant teens, or other appropriate services (Alice Yuen Loke & Pui-ling Lam 2004).
that teenage pregnancy may encounter. Some of the gaps are education interrupted,
she might be drop out to their school because of her baby, she might have an abortion
because she’s scared beacuse she doesn’t know what to do to her child and she might
not able to support the child. Futhermore, Maternal Mortality (The woman might die
because her body is too weak). This happpens if the woman is still young, their body is
too weak to handle the pain of carrying a baby. Lastly, the relationship of the teenage
mom to her parents specially to her mother. There is a need for this area of research to
have its boundaries extended by exploring the insights of a mother that is having a
want to know what the impact is and how it affects a teenage mom's mother. This
research aim is to know the insights of a mother about her child who has a difficult
Research Questions
The purpose of the study is to know the insights of teenage mom’s mother about the
experience of her daughter and to know how they coped with the experience. The perspective
and individualized experiences of teenage mom’s mother are lacking in today’s research
regarding this important topic. Through understanding the insights of the teenage mom’s
mothers and to know more about their thoughts, the following research questions were
1. How does teenage mom’s mother accept her daughter when she knew that her
2. What did the mother feel after knowing that her daughter is bearing a child?
3. What would be the possible reason teenage pregnancy happened to her daughter to
her daughter?
4. How did the mother treat her child after knowing that she is pregnant?
5. How did it affect to the mother and what are the effects of it to the teenage mom’s
mom as a mother?
Statement of the Problem
The mother is the woman who gave birth to you. The mothers have a goal to
There are some reasons their child can reach their goal and of it is early
pregnancy. Our preliminary investigation reveals that mothers are really affected about
investigation of how mothers can cope with their child who experienced early
pregnancy. The results may be useful to provide knowledge about insights of a mother.
Conceptual Framework of the Study
The aim of this study is to The researchers will Give information and
The input process in this research is the main problem or the main goals of the
researchers. On the other hand, the process of this research is the different ways on
how we conducted this research and lastly, the output of this research is the result that
and feelings of a pregnant teenager’s mother. Mothers of a pregnant teenager are the
centre of the study since they are most likely to be affected in the situation of their child.
The interview will take place at the house of the chosen respondents. The study was
limited to Filipino mothers and the analysis and interpretation of the data is limited to the
results gained from this survey. The interview was conducted within NCR (National
Capital Region).
There are many mothers that are affected by the teenage pregnancy. Mostly the
mothers of the teenage mom are suffering by this kind of act. Teenagers are still
growing and learning in life and their mother can’t control their unpleasant behaviour.
1. Main Beneficiary: Mother – it gives happiness for some mothers that they are
having a grandchild.
4. Future researchers – the future researches will gain information from this study and
Definition of Terms
Adolescent
-Of a young person in the process of developing from a child into an adult.
Age of Consent
- The age of consent is the age at which a person can legally consent to have sexual
intercourse. This is also the minimum age of the other person legally permitted to
engage in sexual activity. But worldwide, the average age of consent is 16 years of
age.-
Childbirth
Complications of Pregnancy
- Complications of pregnancy are health problems that occur during pregnancy. They
can involve the mother's health, the baby's health, or both. Some women have health
problems that arise during pregnancy, and other women have health problems before
activity.
Malnutrition
- Malnutrition is a condition that results from eating a diet in which one or more nutrients
are either not enough or are too much such that the diet causes health problems. It may
- Nutrition and pregnancy refers to the nutrient intake, and dietary planning that is
undertaken before, during and after pregnancy. Nutrition of the fetus begins at
conception.
Recklessness
Parental Supervision
looking after, or monitoring a child's activities. Young children are generally incapable of
looking after themselves, and incompetent in making informed decisions for their own
well-being.
Peer Pressure
Premature Birth
- A premature birth is a birth that takes place more than three weeks before thebaby's
estimated due date. In other words, a premature birth is one that occurs before the start
Unintended pregnancy
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents a review of foreign and local literature studies related to
Pregnancy had been researched largely from a quantitative angle. There has been
pregnancy family support, reaction from parents, communication of the teenage mom
Family Support
It is noted that the support of the family is the primary need of a teenage mom.
According to Watts and Mcmichael (2015), Family and friends are considered a source
of support, and for teenagers this is significant in how they will reintegrate with
education, employment and social life. Some of the young mothers in this study
migrated alone, some with extended family member and family friends. Most young
mothers received some support from their parents and guardians. The extent of support
that the women received from these people depended on the relationship they had
before the pregnancy and birth of the baby. Where the relationship between parents or
guardians and teens had been good, they were likely to receive support. Mothers were
reportedly at the fore when it came to supporting the teen mothers, even if they had
been unhappy or disappointed about their daughter’s pregnancy. The level of support
received by young mothers substantially influenced their intentions and capacity to re-
engage with education and work. Teenagers who received more support from their
family, especially from their mothers, were more likely to return or want to return to
school.
Family support is very important to the teenage moms because since childhood
they are dependent on their parents so when they get pregnant early they rely on
support coming from a family. A study by de Enfermagem (2009) Single parenting was
feared because it was against the prevalent moral principles with a negative effect on
the concept of family in their social group. Sexual intercourse which is seen as part of
and social values. This reality made mothers resort to prayers in an attempt to avoid
pregnancy. Also, main worries were with structuring teenagers' family and financial
stability. Decisions were taken regarding continuing or dropping school and if teenagers
between couples, through legalizing the union have been adopted. Although most
context of alliances and support from the social network and, in most cases, by the
formation of a new family nucleus with material and affective support from their families.
In some families, support was conditioned to the fulfillment of some requirements, such
as adjusting the behavior to the role of mothers. This demanded changes in the life
style, dedication to studies or work, with discipline and greater intensity and
type of demands.
Based on Furstenberg’s (1987) study, he found that the pregnant teenagers held
conventional attitudes toward family formation, even though most of them got pregnant
before marriage. Marriage rates went from 15% to 33% with an additional 16% married
and divorced. However, even married adolescents often remained in parents' homes
and many who moved out were living alone. The rate of movement away from the
parental household was greater among pregnant adolescents than among their
nonpregnant classmates, but neither childbirth nor marriage invariably meant departure
from the parental home. Family support, both material and psychological, was more
families, additional childbearing and availability of physical space. The study found that
family assistance promoted the later economic prospects of unmarried mothers but had
less effect on those who married, even if they subsequently divorced. There was no
Reactions of Parents
The greatest fear of most of the participants was that of how their parents would react
upon hearing about the pregnancy. The majority of respondents indicated their parents
or guardians were not happy on learning that they were pregnant. To many parents, the
pregnancies came as a surprise. Parental reaction varied. Nearly all parents were upset
and some were shocked. A few mentioned that reactions from fathers were much more
intense and difficult to handle. While the reactions of mothers were sharp, immediate,
and often vocal, the fathers were deeply troubled, intensely moody, and felt deeply hurt.
The young mothers explained that parents reacted in the way they did out of love for the
children. Many parents were concerned that they would not be able to continue their
education and of the participants mentioned the reactions of their partners when they
told them of the pregnancies were positive. In a few instances, the partners were
excited about the pregnancy because it would make the girl accept their proposal of
marriage. In a few cases, however, partners flatly denied they were responsible for the
people of the family and social circle of adolescents, among them, sisters, friends, the
boyfriend or fiancée or their parents. The way the news was given was also different,
and regardless of the strategy adopted, these moments have been accompanied by
fear, which was more intensive in the cases where there was no clear bond between
adolescents and the children's father. Pregnancy occurring in these situations led to
greater concern because it was a clear proof of not following the guidelines repeatedly
given. In some families pregnancy was hidden up to the limit because there was the
fear of being punished. Some adolescents ran away from home which made family
members suspicious of a pregnancy. This was a hard work because there was the
possibility of a hard punishment and harsh actions, including sending adolescents away
from home. In other families, the mother was the most feared person and, in these
cases, fathers performed the role of moderators in the family conflict. Several actions
were taken and they depended on the prevalent values and beliefs. In some families,
pregnancy was well accepted and was a reason for joy and happiness, even though it
was accompanied by accepting the situation. Worries were lower when the couple was
in a steady relationship and there were already marriage plans. Regardless of the
frustration because it implied the need to stop or change the family project.
Teenage pregnancy is one of those life events that few families anticipate, and the
effects of adolescent pregnancy reach well beyond the young mother’s life, impacting
the lives of other family members. Whether the pregnancy is terminated, the baby is
placed for adoption or the child is regarded as an unexpected, but welcome, addition,
the emotional, economic and social ramifications of teenage pregnancy can affect the
Parental reactions to the news of a teen pregnancy include denial, guilt and
anger; emotions often shared by the pregnant teen. The young father and his family can
also experience similar feelings, according to the American Academy of Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry. Depending on the family’s religious beliefs and social network,
fear of being rejected or even ostracized can come into play. Many parents of a
parenting skills. The pregnant teen can become depressed, which can also have a
negative impact on the family’s overall emotional well-being. On the positive side, many
the infant and helping the teenager move forward with her life and education after the
able to communicate effectively can also stop needless arguments which occur
Martell (1990) stated that the most frequent type of contact between daughters
and mothers was by telephone for both data collection periods. For the women who
reported face-to-face contact, the most frequent face-to-face activities were helping
tasks and the least frequent were recreational. Scores for attachment, intimacy, and
perception of equity were high while the frequencies of help given and help received
were low. The most commonly reported help (given or received) was psychological
support.
about sex and contraception with her other children. For example, mothers might be
motivated to prevent a second pregnancy in the family and might view the older
preventing pregnancy with their other children. Moreover, mothers may feel partly to
blame for the older daughter's pregnancy and may see their lack of open
communication about sex and birth control with the older daughter as one of the factors
that possibly contributed to her becoming pregnant. These feelings may compel the
mother to discuss sexuality and contraception more openly with her other children
(East, 1999).
Mother and Daughter Relationship
the primary hands-on care for the teen's child (Burton, 1995, 1996a, 1996b). Because
these grandparenting duties can be extensive and time consuming, they likely interfere
with or distract the mother from monitoring or supervising her own children. Role strain
theory postulates that the psychological stress associated with undertaking multiple
roles impedes a person from performing well in any role (Goode, 1960). Thus, it may be
that the time and role demand of caring for her daughter's child compromises a mother's
expectations for her other children. For example, the older daughter's early childbearing
may demonstrate to her parents their inability to control their children's lives and life
outcomes. Expectations for their other children may yield accordingly if parents believe
that they have little control over their children's futures (East, 1999).
There was one Australian qualitative descriptive study which addressed women’s
relationships with their own mothers during the postnatal period, although in the context
of supporting breastfeeding in new mothers (Reid, Schmeid & Beale, 2009). This study
found that the relationship between new mothers and their own mothers was complex,
and can be affected by the previous nature of the relationship as well as the other roles
and relationships with which the mothers’ own mother is involved. As the authors
themselves point out, the findings of this study are limited by the small sample size (four
paternal grandmothers and seven maternal grandmothers) and the homogeneity of the
sample (Reid et al. 2009). In addition, the focus of this study was on breastfeeding
support.
On the other hand, those expectant mothers who did not have a good
relationship with their own mothers hesitated to share their joy at being pregnant, while
those whose own mothers seemed to display a lack of interest in their pregnancy
expressed sadness and felt that something was missing (Modh et al., 2011). This study
had a small cohort of participants but produced rich data on the experiences of women
who had become pregnant for the first time. The study, however, only focused on the
new mothers and their own mothers was evident in work undertaken by Sejourne, Alba,
provides important data on the family support, reaction from parents and such.
However, for the effective communication of the teenage mom and her mother, and
mother and daughter relationship, more qualitative studies are needed to evaluate the
Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the mother’s experiences about having a
teenage mom daughter. Specifically, their acceptance to her daughter when she knew
that her daughter is already pregnant, their feeling after knowing her daughter is bearing
a child, the possible reason this happened to her daughter, the treatment to the child
after knowing that she is pregnant and how did it affect to the mother and the effects of
Research Methodology
Research Design
insights of a mother whose daughters got pregnant in their adolescent age. Based on
beneficial regarding the population of a mother and how they react about their situation
provides in-depth understanding of individual phenemona and gain rich data from the
experience of individuals. This approach helps the researchers to know the feelings,
daughter’s early pregnancy will be the ten (10) mothers, being the parent of teenage
moms, was the goal in for this specific research study. These are the selected
participants of the study so their thoughts, experiences, perspectives and insights will
be discussed individually
Sampling Procedure
Purposive sampling was used to select mothers for personal interviews. The
sample consisted of individuals which are mothers of teenage mom. The selection
criteria were based on the purpose of the study that talks about the experiences and
insights of a mother. The selection of the respondents for this bounded case was
uncomplicated since the overall study intended to determine the perception of the
mothers. Also, the selection of the participants for this study referred to as “Purposive
Selection” which one definition, denotes that a selection stratagey in which particular
the study.
Research Instrument
The instrument that will be used to collect data for this extensive study are the
interview guide questions and recorder. This will be the main source of data that will be
collected, analyzed and presented. These are five(5) questions in the in the interview
guide questions which consists of queries to be asked to the chosen respondents that
will give a truthful and on the spot answers of the respondents, therefore, the
researchers would ask follow up questions in order to clarify or expound the on the spot
answers of the respondents, as the interview occurs the researchers would be using the
recorder in order to keep the accurate statements of the respondents for an efficient and
Researcher’s Role
As the researchers, the main goal is to gather data through interviewing people, this
type of gathering data is more relevant on conducting this qualitative research will be
fair. Also, the researchers will provide truth as we seek to dig deeper in the study. The
researchers’ transparency will be applied in all methods of our research data. The only
concern in this research is to avoid having a biased statement by only interviewing one
The researchers will find a target participant on the study and will then secure
respondents about allowing the researchers to make them interviewee and about
inputting their views about the certain topic. After the researchers receive their approval
for the permission, the researchers will then utilize the prepared instruments and
provide them some details and information about the topic they will be interviewed
A semi- structed qualitative interview was used to conduct research about the
questions became more focused as the interviews progressed and the researchers
Analysis of Data
In analyzing the data, the researchers would be encoding from the recorded copy
into written or typed form. The data would be double checked if it is accurate with the
use of the secured copy of the specific statements of the respondents from the recorder.
It would be broken down into parts before researchers would be categorizing the
be comprehented thoroughly and interlinked with the possible connection and relation to
the possible concept and idea of the research with the help or guide of the contents in
the review of related literature, and would once again be checked and proofread before
This chapter discusses the data analysis and findings from the ten (10) mothers
that we’ve conducted an interview. Their answers had specific themes in each question.
The aim of this study is to determine the mother’s experiences about having a teenage
mom daughter, their acceptance to her daughter when she knew that her daughter is
already pregnant, their feeling after knowing her daughter is bearing a child, the
possible reason this happened to her daughter, the treatment to the child after knowing
that she is pregnant and how did it affect to the mother and the effects of it to the teen
This simulacrum shows a teenage mom. Inside her tummy are the themes that
Themes identified from the question how does teenage mom’s mother accepted her daughter when she
THEMES DESCRIPTIONS
express their opinions about how they accepted their daughter after knowing that she is
pregnant. Here the participants provided their opinions about their experiences on how
they accepted their child. The participants of the research said that it is really hard to
accept but as mother and knowing that their child is pregnant they become more
understanding.
………………… For me it is okay because Mariel is my only child and it’s okay to me to
too early but it’s okay for me and I was not shocked after knowing it because I know that
she will get pregnant and it will really happen into a woman…… (R8)
Theme 2. Rejection. The second theme is rejection wherein the respondents express
themselves about their reaction after knowing that their child is pregnant. Some mothers
rejected their child at first because they were hurt and dissapointed. Here the
participants provided their opinions about their experiences on how they rejected their
child. The participants of the research said that it is really hard to accept that’s why they
…………… At first I was really hurt and I am really dissapointed *sobs* I didn’t expect
…………… Ofcourse it is really hard for me because I am a strict parent then I will
figure out that my child is pregnant in an early age and she os studying at the same
time. I drove her out at first but in the end she still went home……… (R9)
TABLE 2
Themes Identified from question what did the mother feels after knowing her daughter is bearing a child
THEMES DESCRIPTIONS
an early age.
Dissapointment, where in the respondents express their opinions about how they felt
after they knew that their daughter is pregnant. Here the participants provided their
opinions about their feelings on how they reacted to their child. The participants of the
…………… At first I did not accept her as much as I was able to trust her whole but she
broke my trust, I did not know if I would let her or I talk to her. I am very dissaponted to
…………… Of course, it hurts, it hurts the world has fallen because I have a dream for
her to finish her studies, so I said, Lord, it's up to you to give me a long way of
express their opinions about how they felt after they knew that their daughter is
pregnant. Here the participants provided their opinions about their feelings on how they
reacted to their child. The participants of the research said that it is really give them
………… I'm just a little bit angry but I've when I saw that baby of course happiness had
been replaced when I'm angry with her * laughing * I still remember because the child
TABLE 3
Themes Identified from question what would be the possible reason teenage
THEMES DESCRIPTIONS
Theme 1. Choice. The largest theme is Acceptance, where in the respondents express
their opinions about the reason why their children got pregnant in an early age. Here the
participants provided their opinions about their thoughts on why their children got
pregnant in an early age. The participants of the research said that it is their choice. A
teenager have a two choices which are to have sex and can produce a baby and to
…… Maybe it's her time or maybe it’s her choice. I am not controlling her because she
knew what is wrong and what is right. It is her choice that’s why she got pregnant in an
early…… (R5)
… Even though I am a strict mom it is her choice if she will listen to me and obey me but
in her case she chose her selfish choice which leads her in her journey today that she is
Theme 2. Being in a relationship. While in a relationship, sex can’t avoid by the lovers
nowadays. Respondents answered that the cause of the early pregnancy of their
having sex has a large possibility that a woman can be a mother. Most mothers said
that their daughters are in a relationship that’s why it is really possible that their
............. Well, it's not possible because she got a boyfriend so she got pregnant at a
............ Because of technology, boyfriend, date meet ups then baby..... (R7)
TABLE 4
Themes Identified from question how did the mother treat her child after knowing that she is pregnant
THEMES DESCRIPTIONS
Theme 1. Special Treatment. The largest theme is Special Treatment, wherein the
respondents express their opinions about the ways on how they treated their chidren
after knowing that she is pregnant. Here the participants provided their opinions about
their thoughts on how they treated their children that is pregnant in an early age. The
participants of the research said that it is their choice. Most of the mothers had a special
treatment because they become more careful to their daughters. As a mother, they are
more protectful to their children. In this case, their daughter is bearing a child in their
……… Of course I still care for her because I still carry her especially when she had my
grandchild I become more careful because I love them both, my daughter and my
grandchild………… (R2)
…………. I know that it is to be a mother that’s why I helped her in her days being a
mom and I saw that she is really having a hard time that’s why I become extra careful
Theme 2. Ignorance. There are still mothers who ignore their child because anger is
dominant. They can’t still accept their child because it is very dissapointing for them. It
takes time for them to fully accept their children because it really hurt them.
………… Of course I was so angry with her because I trusted her a lot and then she
dissapointed me after she confronted me that she is pregnant, I do not know if I'll talk to
her……… (R9)
……… Ofcourse the pain is still in my heart, as if I did not notice her at first but I still
Table 5
Themes Identified from question how does it affect to the mother and the effects of it to the teenage
THEMES DESCRIPTION
Theme 1. Different Changes. The largest theme is Different CHanges, where in the
respondents express their opinions about how they does the early pregnancy affect
them as a mother and the effects of it as mother to them. Here the participants provided
their opinions about their experiences on how did they the early pregnancy of their
daughter affects them and the effect of it to them. The participants of the research said
that there are different changes in their life. For example, the budget for the family
the family becomes bigger and as a grandmother, I will be a loving and caring
pregnant, I balanced my time to my family and to my daughter because I know that she
needs guidance from me. I’ve already encountered the hardships being a mother that’s
why I know that she really need me because in her case she is a teen age mom………
(R7)
careful about her child. In this theme mother elaborated that their relationship to her
teen age mom daughter become stronger where in the respondents express their
opinions about the relationship of a mother to her daughter’s early pregnancy. Here the
participants provided their opinions about their thoughts on why their relationships to
……… We cannot avoid the gossippers around our barangay. You know chismis. As a
mother I fought for my child ofcourse I don’t want her to be abused and I don’t want that
disgrace to our family but who cares? She is my daughter and for me she is not a
disgrace to our family because she is a gift from God and her child is our blessing…
(R10)
DISCUSSION
them. According to Watts and Mcmichael (2015), Family and friends are considered a
source of support, and for teenagers this is significant in how they will reintegrate with
education, employment and social life. Our respondents, which are mothers, most of
them supported their child after knowing that she is pregnant and they aceepted their
daughters. Most young mothers received some support from their parents and
guardians. The extent of support that the women received from these people depended
on the relationship they had before the pregnancy and birth of the baby. Where the
relationship between parents or guardians and teens had been good, they were likely to
receive support.
In a few cases, however, partners flatly denied they were responsible for the
pregnancy (Ankomah & Gyesaw, 2013). Some mothers rejected their child after
knowing that she is pregnant. At first mothers rejected their child because of
dissapointment, anger and frustration. In some families, pregnancy was well accepted
and was a reason for joy and happiness, even though it was accompanied by accepting
the situation.
Families in which teenagers bear children have historically been characterized by
the primary hands-on care for the teen's child (Burton, 1995, 1996a, 1996b). Some of
the mothers said that they had stronger relationship to their daughters even though their
CHAPTER V
Summary of Findings
The main purpose of this study is to know the insight of a mother in her
daughter’s early pregnancy. Specifically, the aim of this study is to determine the
mother’s experiences about having a teenage mom daughter, their acceptance to her
daughter when she knew that her daughter is already pregnant, their feeling after
knowing her daughter is bearing a child, the possible reason this happened to her
daughter, the treatment to the child after knowing that she is pregnant and how did it
affect to the mother and the effects of it to the teen age mom’s mom as a mother. The
researchers used purposive sampling as a research sampling for the researchers set
criteria for the respondents ten (10) mothers ranging from age 35 years old and above
Table 1 consist of Themes identified from the question how does teenage mom’s
mother accepted her daughter when she knew that her daughter is already pregnant.
There are two themes in this table and the themes are acceptance and rejection.
According to the respondents, most of them accepted their child after knowing that she
is pregnant in an early age. Some of the mothers rejected their child in their cases
because of dissapointment.
Table 2 consist of themes Identified from question what did the mother feels after
knowing her daughter is bearing a child which are dissapointment and happiness,
Ofcourse, most of the mothers are dissapointed because of having a baby and in an
early age but some of them are happy because they are becoming a grandmother.
Table 3 consist of themes Identified from question what would be the possible
reason that the daughter became pregnant in an early age and the themes are choice
and being in a relationship. Mothers say that being in a relationship is the main cause of
early pregnancy and some says that it’s their choice to be pregnant.
Table 4 consist of themes Identified from question how did the mother treat her
child after knowing that she is pregnant which are special treatment and ignorance. For
some mothers they gave special treatment to their daughter because they can’t neglect
them but for some they ignored their daughter because of anger and dissapointment.
Table 5 consist of themes Identified from question how does it affect to the
mother and the effects of it to the teenage mom’s mom as a mother and the themes are
different changes and stronger mother and daughter relationship. As a mother they’ve
encountered different changes in their life because of their daughter’s early pregnancy
on the other hand mother says that they have a strong relationship with her daughter.
Conclusion
The reearcher conclude that most of the mothers can’t neglect their child even if
she is pregnant in an early age. At first they will be dissapointed and rejects her
daughter but in the end they will stiil accept their daughter and her grandchild. As a
mother, she already knew the hardships of being a mom that’s why she knew the
feeling of her daughter and guidance is a must. Researchers concluded that mother
knows best but still people must think before they doing something because it has
Recommendations
The researchers give the teenagers enlightenment that teenage pregnancy can
be a big choice to a teenager’s life and to give them adequate information about
pregnancy before they make a decision or seek options for the sake of both the teenage
mother and the child itself. The research will help the teenagers today to be aware that
this can have a great impact on their lives because not only do they have to enter a
different path of life, they have to deal with full responsibility and think about future
plans. It can also help them determine that they should care about their well-being in a
way to put them in safety and to have respect for their womanhoodto whichever choice
they make.
The researchers will help the mothers’ of teenagers to realize that teenage
pregnancy will make it hard for their child because they have to deal with early
independence. This study will help mothers to be aware that the early pregnancy of their
children will have to deal with how they cope financially and how the relationship of both
parent and child will part. This will also help them to learn the possibilities of teenage
pregnancy not only to the lives of their children but also to their lives that can cause
on how to cope with what they are experiencing at the moment to guide them in what
they need to do in order to keep themselves safe and also the well-being of the child.
This will also help them in finding ways or groups that can provide emotional support as
well as information on child development and health care. The researchers encourage
them to strengthen their courage and help them with their own issues thatbecame a
Future Researchers.
The researchers would like to help the future researchers in this kind of study in a
way that they would better understand Teenage Pregnancy in the life of teenagers and
would help them to grasps the meaning of teenage pregnancy in this current time. This
study would also help them in the enrichment of their minds that there are choices that
we decide for our safety and for the sake of our lives.