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Shelah used grounded theory to analyze qualitative data collected to understand how to design effective, feasible, and culturally acceptable interventions to increase Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Family Planning service use among first time adolescent mothers in Nigeria. Findings showed that three sets of norms (gender, kinship, and community) mediate the well known predictors of maternal and newborn care use, such as finances, access to facilities, and perception of need.