Production of a psychological and educational medical problem: precocious pregnancy

Abstract

This paper aims to reflect on intersectoral approaches in the health field. To this end, I used a study on teenage pregnancy to discuss the actions undertaken within this approach, referring the reader to an analysis of a specific situation by presenting some of the results of the aforementioned study, as well as the procedures that contributed to its implementation. The unique trajectories of pregnant teenagers, the collective actions in which they are protagonists, as well as the official discourses they are the target of were the basis from which I undertook this analysis. I therefore indicate the need for intersectoral interventions to be deduced from theoretical reflections and from the deepening of some concepts that can justify their relevance, as well as the best way to implement them. I also warn of the risk contained in fads, which often lead to pragmatic and short-sighted positions. In making these reflections, I reiterate the importance of the encounter between health and human sciences, as well as the association between the knowledge produced in academia and the practices that aim to assist, prevent and promote the health of our population, with an emphasis on adolescent reproductive health. Inter-sector interventions; professional practices; academic knowledge; pregnancy in adolescence; health promotion