Karleen, I found an abstract for the Smithbattle article on pubmed.  Here it 
is:
West J Nurs Res. 2005 Nov;27(7):831-50.
Teenage Mothers at age 30.
SmithBattle, L.

School of Nursing, Saint Louis University.

This longitudinal, interpretive study explored how teen mothers experienced 
the self and future during a 12-year period. Sixteen families were first 
interviewed intensively in 1988-1989 once the teen's infant reached age 8 to 
10 months; they were reinterviewed in 1993, 1997, and 2001 (Time 4). 
Twenty-seven family members were reinterviewed at Time 4. The metaphor of a 
narrative spine is used to describe how the mothers'lives unfolded during 
the 12-year period. The narrative spines of some mothers were large and 
supported well-developed, coherent "chapters" on mothering, adult love, and 
work. For others, mothering provided a "backbone" for a meaningful life; 
however, chapters on adult love and work were less fully developed. The 
lives of a third group of mothers lacked a coherent narrative structure. 
Each pattern is presented with a paradigm case.

There are several other papers written by Dr. SmithBattle using date from 
this same cohort.

Sara Dodder Furr, MA, LLLL, IBCLC
Lincoln, Nebraska

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