Adolescent mothers in later life.

by Furstenberg, Frank F. Jr; Brooks-Gunn, J; Morgan, S. Philip.

New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press. 1987, xiv, 204 pp.  

 

This landmark study traces the life histories of approximately 300 teenage mothers and their children over a seventeen-year period. From interview data and case studies, it provides a vivid account of the impact of early childbearing on young mothers and their children. This important study also offers new insights into the unexplored connections between mothers' careers and the development of their children.