青少年與人工流產

Adolescents and Abortion

隨著台灣青少年懷孕率的年年攀升，青少年墮胎問題已受到社會的關注，根據研究顯示人工流產是大部分青少女剸弄懷孕後最常做的決定，對於處於獨特的身心發展階段的青少年而言，人工流產所帶的身心衝擊，卻常被醫護人員所忽略。因此，透過文獻查證與臨床經驗的統整，包括青少年的發展特性與懷孕的原因、青少年面對人工流產的決定、人工流產對青少年的影響及接受人工流產的青少年的護理，期望護理人員在照顧接受人工流青少年時，能提供整體性的照護。

The pregnancy rate in adolescents in Taiwan has been rising for recent years, and the phenomenon of abortion among adolescents has become a matter of greater concern to society than ever before. Research reveals that abortion is the choice of most adolescent women when they find themselves pregnant. Often, medical teams ignore the physical and psychological impacts of abortion on adolescents, who are at a unique stage of development (physically as well as psychologically) before turning into mature human beings. The article integrates literature reviews and clinical experience, including developmental characteristics and causes for pregnancy among adolescents, the decision- making processes of adolescents with regard to abortion, possible physical and/or psychological effects of abortion in the adolescent stage, and the nursing care of adolescents undergoing abortion procedures. We hope to provide valuable information for the interdisciplinary holistic nursing care of adolescents who have abortions.