Literature review example
The Critical Appraisal Of The Research Evidence Associated With Obstetrics
- Subject
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Type
- Literature review
- Citation style
- APA 7
- Length
- 20 pages
About this sample
The paper examines how pregnant adolescents decide between termination, adoption and parenting, and how family, partners, personal values and financial background shape those choices. It opens with an introduction that presents the problem and the aim of evaluating existing studies, followed by sections on the global context of adolescent pregnancy and on PICOT as a method for devising research questions. It also notes a gap in research on how adolescent girls in Hong Kong make these decisions.
- adolescent pregnancy decision-making
- influence of family and mothers
- termination, adoption and parenting choices
- financial background and pregnancy outcomes
- PICOT research question design
How it opens
Pregnancy resolutions by adolescents and the effect of financial backgrounds on pregnancy resolutions
Introduction
My area of practice is obstetrics, and the problems surrounding teenage pregnancy need to be tackled. Therefore, this paper will deal with the issue by evaluating available studies to determine the areas of improvement.
Most times, adolescents do not have the proper cognitive capacity required to assess their circumstances and decide on a path appropriately. Upon being aware that they are pregnant, some teenagers are quick to choose to embrace termination without contemplating other alternatives (Child and Youth Health, 2017). Among those that decide to keep the baby until birth, some relinquish parental rights and opt to put the infant up for adoption, whereas some prefer nurturing the child themselves.
However, whenever there is an unplanned pregnancy, the loving partner is usually the one that is approached by the pregnant adolescent to help with the making of rational decisions (Loke and Lam, 2014). This topic is essential because there is a significant role to be played by social workers and health professionals in assisting pregnant adolescents in making proper decisions.
Mothers are fundamental to pregnant teenagers at this difficult period of life. The support, relationships, and perceptions of these individuals significantly determine the decision that will be made by the pregnant teenager (Loke and Lam, 2014).
Furthermore, the different viewpoints and values possessed by pregnant adolescents influence the options that are chosen. Those that revere parenting are usually strong opponents of adoption or abortion (Brown, 2012).
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Read it for how the paper is built, not for wording to reuse: how the introduction frames the question, how each paragraph moves from a claim to evidence, and how sources are cited in APA 7. Submitting any part of it as your own work would be plagiarism, and it is written for a different brief than yours.
Writing one yourself? Read the guide How to write a literature review and the APA format guide.