Abstract
In the Czech Republic nearly one thousand children are given birth every year by mothers who according to current law are not full-aged. A very similar number of teenage girls decide for abortion.
The study searches for answers to broad varieties of particular research questions. What are the main motives involved in young women's final decisions to become an under-age mother? What aspects make this process more or less difficult? How did the future mothers prepare for the new situation? How do they experience and evaluate their motherhood? How is their new experienced life role reflected in their self-determination and identity? A semi-structured interview was chosen as the fundamental method to gather the data; however, additional essays of all respondents are available as well.
There is analyzed the data of 24 participants, under-age mothers, who are allocated with their children in an institutional care or in asylum.