ArticleReproductive health2026
'You may be a mother, but you're also a child.'- the importance of unintended pregnancy of underaged women in Germany for sexual and reproductive health: a biographical narrative analysis.
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backgroundAdolescence is a formative period in which self-concept and sexual identity are developed. Unintended teenage pregnancies represent a sensitive and stigmatized issue, often associated with major psychosocial challenges. The aim of this study is to explore the lived experiences of women with unintended teenage pregnancies in Germany, with a particular focus on adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and Teen Dating Violence (TDV).
methodsThe analysis is based on five biographical narrative interviews conducted within the ELSA project (November 2020-April 2024), which aimed to investigate how unintended pregnancies are managed and to identify needs for counseling and care. Using the documentary method, we reconstructed the meaning of communicative and conjunctive knowledge in adolescents' narratives and compared these orientations across four comparative dimensions: childhood biography, handling of the unintended pregnancy, construction of intimate relationships, and construction of minority.
resultsTwo contrasting orientation types were reconstructed across the dimensions, shaped by how adolescents processed external framings. Type 1 (subordinated, resigned orientation) was characterized by communicative deficit narratives and conjunctive patterns of resignation, dependency, and restricted agency. Type 2 (reflexive, pro-active orientation) demonstrated communicative acknowledgment of burdens but conjunctive practices of resilience, negotiation, and self-assertion. Unintended pregnancies were frequently constructed as existential crises, in which personal needs and emotions were suppressed. Minority status intensifies these challenges, while ACE -related patterns of behavior were reproduced in the context of pregnancy and intimate relationships.
conclusionsThe study provides valuable insights into the complex realities and decision-making processes of female adolescents with unintended pregnancies. The findings highlight the need for specific support services that strengthen girls' empowerment and agency in order to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights. Outdated role models that ascribe contraceptive responsibility solely to women should be replaced by gender-equitable sexual education. In addition, legal regulations and counseling services should be better aligned with the often precarious family and partnership situations of young pregnant women.
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