Seventy-eight unmarried adolescent mothers, ages 14-19 years, completed an open-ended interview at 3 weeks postpartum to ascertain their perceptions of the nursing care they received during labor and delivery, and immediately after childbirth. Qualitative analyses of interview data revealed mothers` perceptions of components of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with care. These results emphasize the importance of the attentiveness and emotional support of nurses and other early education professionals in the process of providing care to adolescent mothers.