Navigating the Unexpected Teen Pregnancy Desire

Jessie Leavitt; Amanda Al-Khudairi; Shawna M. Sisler; Jennifer L. Hamilton

doi:10.1891/CJNPWH-2025-0062

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Navigating the Unexpected Teen Pregnancy Desire

Jessie Leavitt, Amanda Al-Khudairi, Shawna M. Sisler and Jennifer L. Hamilton

Clinical Journal for Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, Vol.3(3), pp.215-219

07/01/2026

DOI: 10.1891/CJNPWH-2025-0062

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Abstract

Healthcare providers have a critical role in providing specialized reproductive healthcare to adolescents while addressing their unique needs with sensitivity and expertise. This case study highlights a particularly vulnerable patient: an adolescent cisgender female from a historically marginalized community who is currently in the U.S. foster care system. The scenario presents a unique and complex challenge, requiring the healthcare provider to balance patient autonomy with the responsibility of ensuring informed decision-making, while also reviewing standard prepregnancy recommendations applicable to all patients planning pregnancy.

Nursing

Advanced Practice

Critical Care, Acute Care, and Emergency

Pediatrics and Neonatal

Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Midwifery

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Title: Subtitle: Navigating the Unexpected Teen Pregnancy Desire
Creators: Jessie Leavitt - University of Utah
Amanda Al-Khudairi - University of Utah
Shawna M. Sisler - University of Utah
Jennifer L. Hamilton - University of Utah
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Clinical Journal for Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, Vol.3(3), pp.215-219
DOI: 10.1891/CJNPWH-2025-0062
ISSN: 2997-3058
eISSN: 2997-3066
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Language: English
Date published: 07/01/2026
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9985182419602771

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