Adolescent pregnancy remains a public health issue with significant medical, emotional, and
societal consequences for the adolescent mother, her child, and her family. Teenage …

Teenage pregnancy is a complex issue that can have negative socioeconomic and health
outcomes. About 11% of births worldwide are by adolescents aged between 15 and 19 …

Although adolescent pregnancy and birth rates have decreased immensely in the past
decade, child bearing and child rearing by young parents pose challenges to the health care …

CATHERINE STEVENS-SIMON, MD, onoj MARGUERITTE M. WHITE, MD lthough
adolescent pregnancy is not a new phenomenon, it has recently become a source of …

The term" adolescent" is often used synonymously with" teenager". In this sense" adolescent
pregnancy" means pregnancy in a woman aged 10–19 years (2, 7). Pregnant teenagers …

Adolescent pregnancy, typically defined as a pregnancy in a female between the ages of 13
and 19, occurs in approximately 13% of the United States population and approximately …

Adolescent pregnancies have increased over the past years and are considered a
significant social and reproductive concern. This document will briefly describe trends, risk …

Adolescent pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and fetal effects. Potential risk
factors involve early dating behavior, early initiation of smoking, alcohol and substance …

In societies where girls in their early teens are given by their parents to be married to older
men, teen pregnancy is not considered a problem. However, often, these girls have tooearly …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risks and consequences of young maternal age on both the
mother and the newborn. STUDY DESIGN: A comprehensive literature review on the risks …