PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION FOR THE CARE OF PREGNANT TEENAGERS AGED 12 TO 16 YEARS OLD ASSISTED AT THE RANGER HEALTH CENTER-LUANDA

Abstract

The problem of teenage pregnancy is becoming increasingly common in contemporary society, as pregnant teenagers are starting to have sex at an earlier age. Adolescence and pregnancy, when they occur together, have major consequences. In this way, the general objective of the study is to understand the importance of the psychologist's role in the care of pregnant teenagers through the process of psychological intervention at the Rangel Health Center in Luanda. Regarding the methodology, this is a descriptive and explanatory study of a quantitative/qualitative nature, consisting of a sample of 12 pregnant teenagers, which corresponds to 46% of the population, which totaled 26 pregnant teenagers; 1 Psychologist intentionally chosen because she is solely responsible for the psychology services in that center. As a result, it was possible to observe that in terms of the age of the adolescents studied, it ranged from 12 to 16 years old, with the highest percentage being those aged 16 years old. In terms of level of education, most of the adolescents studied do not attend any school, others have only elementary education and the smallest percentage have completed the first cycle. Psychological support during pregnancy is extremely important because it allows you to work on and alleviate the consequences arising from pregnancy and the peculiarities of the adolescence period.