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25 wrz 2024 · Early or teenage pregnancy is a worldwide phenomenon, considered both a social problem and a public health issue. This study analyzes the risk factors and consequences for the social development of young mothers based on a bibliographical review of research studies.
Early childbearing can have severe consequences for adolescent girls. Globally in 2022, an estimated 13 per cent of adolescent girls and young women give birth before age 18.
10 kwi 2024 · Adolescent pregnancy is a global phenomenon with clearly known causes and serious health, social and economic consequences. Globally, the adolescent birth rate (ABR) has decreased, but rates of change have been uneven across regions.
10 wrz 2015 · Disconnections from school or leaving school early are also risk factors for and consequences of early pregnancy and birth. Some of the health risks to the baby include still birth, low birth weight, risk of dying in the first few months of life, and these risks increase with younger maternal age.
22 mar 2022 · Numbers show that pregnant girls under the age of 18 are more likely to experience violence within a marriage or partnership. Early pregnancies are likely to cause the girl to drop out of school, which negatively impacts girls’ education and their employment outlook. (Source: UN)
The health and developmental consequences of early pregnancy can be damaging. The impact on adolescent mothers’ health includes risks of maternal death; illness and disability, including obstetric fistula; complications of unsafe abortion; sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; and health risks to infants.
CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY PREGNANCY 11. First pregnancy at an early age is risky. Although births among adolescents account for 11% of all births worldwide, they account for 23% of the overall burden of disease (in terms of disability-adjusted life years) due to pregnancy and childbirth among women of all ages. In low- and middle-
