Abstract
This paper explores the impact of teenage pregnancy and childbearing on the families of the adolescent and examines the amount and type of support extended by the family of origin to the pregnant teenager. The analysis draws on data from a longitudinal study of teenage childbearing in Baltimore and a series of intensive case studies of adolescents and their families carried out at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. The findings reveal that many services are furnished to the young parent. Various kinds of outcomes for the family, the adolescent parent, and her child are detailed. In particular, the paper discusses the family's relations with the father of the child, the division of child care responsibilities, the effect on the parents’ marriage, and the consequences for sibling relations.
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