Abstract
In the "old days" of the 1960's, 50's and 40's, pregnant teen-agers were pariahs, banished from schools, ostracized by their peers or scurried out of town to give birth in secret.
Today, pregnant teen-agers are even beginning to be viewed by some of their peers as role models. No longer are they shunned or ridiculed, but supported and embraced in their decisions to give birth, keep their babies, continue their educations and participate in school activities. Some adults, however, including many who in their youth considered the treatment of pregnant girls detestable, are never-the-less shocked by these attitudes.
When I was in high school, girls got pregnant and they disappeared," said Richard Schuldt of Eau Clair, Wis. "Now, my pregnant daughter goes on ‘The Montel Williams Show.’ " Mr. Schuldt's daughter April was elected homecoming queen at her high school last year when she was five months pregnant.
- Copyright © 1994 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
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