The pregnancy reveal is conventionally a celebratory occasion, but for a pregnant adolescent, sharing news of a pregnancy, particularly with parents, can be a daunting prospect. Nonetheless, given the importance of social support to pregnant and parenting adolescents’ success, the pregnancy reveal is an important step toward making healthy pregnancy decisions. Drawing on data from 27 in-depth interviews with young parents in Texas who were peer educators in an adolescent pregnancy prevention program, we find that adolescents often delay telling parents about a pregnancy. The complex decision-making process they undergo as they consider how and from whom to seek help can be drawn out, sometimes well into the second trimester, potentially delaying prenatal care and other steps necessary for a healthy pregnancy. This finding suggests that the delay and its consequences warrant further research and may have implications for parents’ and practitioners’ conversations with adolescents about sexual and reproductive health.

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“妈妈，我怀孕了”：青少年怀孕揭秘

怀孕消息传统上是一个庆祝活动，但对于怀孕的青少年来说，分享怀孕的消息，尤其是与父母分享，可能是一个令人畏惧的前景。尽管如此，鉴于社会支持对青少年成功怀孕和养育子女的重要性，怀孕揭露是做出健康怀孕决定的重要一步。根据对德克萨斯州年轻父母的 27 次深度访谈的数据，他们是青少年怀孕预防计划中的同伴教育者，我们发现青少年经常延迟告诉父母怀孕的事情。她们在考虑如何以及向谁寻求帮助时所经历的复杂决策过程可能会持续很长时间，有时会持续到妊娠中期，这可能会延迟产前护理和健康怀孕所需的其他步骤。