The adolescent pregnancy rate in the U.S. continues to be an issue that concerns nursing and allied health related fields. There has been minimal research published regarding Mexican-American adolescent pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of this was to assess the relationship between social support and acculturation on pregnancy outcomes of Mexican- American adolescents.
Statistical descriptive analysis analyzed the relationships between the demographic data, the Acculturation Rating Scale-II for Mexican-Americans, the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire, and birth outcomes. Pearson\u27s product moment correlation analyzed the relationship between acculturation and social support on birth outcomes. Several positive correlations were found at the p ≤ 0.01 and p ≤ 0.05 significance levels. Significant positive correlations were found between the three social support categories, the acculturation levels, acculturation scale scores, gestational age, birth weight, maternal age and education levels. A weak positive correlation was found between the Mexican Orientation Score and gestational status
