ABSTRACT Teenage childbearing interferes with girls’ educational attainment in many settings, as it frequently marks the end of their basic education. In Seychelles despite numerous laws and policies to facilitate and support teenage mothers’ schooling, the number of teenage mothers returning to school remains low. We are unaware of the factors that may be hindering their return to their studies. An exploratory, qualitative study was conducted aimed at exploring the factors influencing Seychellois teenage mothers’ return to school after childbirth. A semi-structured interview guide was used during individual in depth interviews with a sample of six teenage mothers who returned and six who did not return to school, as well as four key informants. This paper reports only on the data on the barriers to school return. The findings suggest that the complex realities of teenage mothers’ lives are insufficiently considered, limiting young mothers’ educational options. It recommends measures to improve young school-going mothers’ return to school.

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分娩后重返学校：塞舌尔少女母亲的障碍

摘要在许多情况下，少女生育会干扰女孩的学业，因为这通常标志着他们基础教育的结束。在塞舌尔，尽管有许多促进和支持少女母亲上学的法律和政策，但少女母亲重返学校的人数仍然很少。我们没有意识到可能会阻碍他们重返学业的因素。进行了一项探索性，定性研究，旨在探讨影响塞舌尔少女母亲分娩后重返学校的因素。在个人深度访谈期间，使用了半结构化访谈指南，对六名返回母亲的青少年母亲和六名未返回学校的母亲以及四名主要信息提供者进行了抽样调查。本文仅报告有关入学障碍的数据。研究结果表明，未充分考虑少女母亲生活的复杂现实，限制了少女母亲的教育选择。它建议采取措施改善上学的年轻母亲的重返校园。