QUAND LES ENFANTS DEVIENNENT PARENTS. ASPECTS PSYCHO-SOCIAUX, MÉDICAUX ET ETHIQUES LIES À LA MATERNITÉ PARMI LES ADOLESCENTES TUNISIENNES
WHEN CHILDREN BECOME PARENTS. PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS, MEDICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES RELATED TO MOTHERHOOD AMONG TUNISIAN TEENAGERS

Summary/Abstract: When Children Become Parents. Psychosocial Aspects, Medical and Ethical Issues Related to Motherhood among Tunisian Teenagers. Teenage pregnancy is a wide spread phenomenon in the World. Pregnant during adolescence has a lot of consequences related to psychological, medical, social, legal and ethical aspects. Comparing to other countries, Tunisia has lower rates in teenage pregnancy. Demographical policies doubled by contraception programs and the legacy of termination of pregnancies lead to a decreasing number of children and also a higher number of pregnancies among teenagers. The paper is presenting psychological, social, legal and ethical problems related to teenage pregnancy in Tunisia.

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