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Clinic aids unwed teen mothers adjust at Chicago hospital
Seventeen year old Jocelyn, among several teenage girls, attends a new one day a week clinic at Chicago Lying In Hospital to aid pregnancy, health education, and emotional support. Doctors Rafael Ortiz and social worker Minna Ducan oversee group therapy and involve mothers and boyfriends, aiming to keep girls in school and reduce repeat pregnancies. Jocelyn hopes to volunteer at the prenatal clinic after her baby is born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jocelyn
Chicago
Minna Ducan
Rafael Ortiz
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pritzker School of Medicne
University of Chicago
Lying In