The story of staying out of normal routine life in adolescent mothers in marginal areas in Urmia through the Lenz of conventional content analysis approach

Abstract

Background

Adolescent pregnancy is a main health concern in relation to adolescent mothers and their neonates especially in deprived areas.

Aim

This study aimed to explore the experiences of adolescent mothers who live in deprived marginal areas in Urmia in Iran.

Methods

This qualitative study was conducted in 2022–2023 using the conventional content analysis approach. Participants were eighteen adolescent mothers purposefully selected from healthcare centers in marginal areas in Urmia. Data were gathered via semi-structured interviews and were analyzed by the conventional content analysis method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman.

Findings

‘‘Staying out of the life normal routine’ was the main theme consisted of four categories ‘forced early marriage', 'experience of abuse', 'learned helplessness', and 'impulses of hope under the shadow of motherhood' and five sub-categories role conflict, lifelong regret, attachment, reviving the lost self-value and the delight of family establishment.

Conclusion

Based on the results of the study health care providers, especially midwives, will be oriented to deal with adolescent mothers to help them to have successful transition to motherhood.