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Abstract This is a qualitative study carried out in 2017 and aims to understand the dependence-independence and maturity-immaturity relationship for Winnicott based on affective support received or not by women who went through a teenage pregnancy. A semi-structured interview was carried out with 10 women (who were pregnant during adolescence). With the content analysis, five categories emerged: feelings during pregnancy, emotional support from family to the teenager, father of the baby, friends and changes caused by pregnancy. The predominant feeling was fear of not standing the environment, especially family, associated with regressive dependence and psychological immaturity. Most teenagers receive family support, the same does not always happen with friends, after the difficulty of identifying with a pregnant adolescent. The abrupt change in development has led adolescents to develop maturity. Observe the need for public policies for adolescents, seen as vulnerable to their psychological and social development.

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