| Teen pregnancy and health risks to both
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| | low birth weight, while only 7.8% of
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| mother and infant are unfortunately
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| | mothers of any age had babies that
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| closely related. In general, infants born
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| | weighed less than 5.5 pounds. For
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| to adolescent mothers are at a higher
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| | pregnant adolescents that are younger,
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| risk of accidental injury and poisoning,
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| | the risk is even greater; 11.3% of
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| complications of prematurity, learning
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| | mothers aged 15 had a low birth weight
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| disabilities and cognitive problems,
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| | baby. These underweight babies may have
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| minor acute infections, sudden infant
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| | organs that are not fully developed,
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| death syndrome. Also, rates of premature
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| | which can lead to things like respiratory
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| birth and low birth weight are higher
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| | distress syndrome, bleeding in the brain,
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| among teenage mothers.
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| | blindness, and intestinal problems.
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| Teen pregnancy and health risks go hand
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| | Furthermore, the relationship between
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| in hand in girls 14 years old and younger
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| | teen pregnancy and health risks is
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| because of an underdeveloped pelvis which
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| | dependent on the fact that pregnant
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| can lead to difficulties in the
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| | adolescents often do not receive early
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| childbirth process. In industrialized
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| | and regular prenatal care, putting both
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| nations, this situation can be resolved
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| | the mother and the baby at risk. In 2002,
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| with a Cesarean section. In developing
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| | 6.6 percent of 15-19 year-old mothers got
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| nations, however, which have high rates
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| | late or no prenatal care; this is in
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| of adolescent pregnancy, medical services
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| | comparison with 3.6% of all age groups.
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| are scarce and problems during childbirth
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| | This is even more serious because an
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| can lead to eclampsia, obstetric fistula,
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| | adolescent mother is at a greater risk
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| infant mortality, or maternal death.
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| | for pregnancy complications such as
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| Another reason that teen pregnancy and
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| | anemia and high blood pressure, and these
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| health risks are closely associated is
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| | risks are even greater for adolescents
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| due to lack of knowledge of proper
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| | under 15 years of age. Adolescents in
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| behavior; pregnant adolescents tend to
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| | this young age group are more than twice
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| have very poor eating habits, do not take
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| | as likely to die of pregnancy
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| vitamins and may smoke, drink and do
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| | complications as mothers between the ages
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| drugs while they are pregnant, and this
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| | of 20 to 24.
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| may lead to their baby being born with
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| | Out of 12 million cases annually, 3
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| health problems or being stillborn.
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| | million are the teens affected by
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| Statistics show that teenagers are also
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| | sexually transmitted diseases. If the
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| less likely to be of adequate
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| | mother is affected by an STD, these can
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| pre-pregnancy weight, which increases the
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| | cause serious health risks to her child
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| risk of having a baby with low birth
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| | as well; syphilis can cause death of the
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| weight.
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| | infant, besides causing blindness and
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| Looking at some statistics regarding teen
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| | death of the mother, and HIV can be fatal
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| pregnancy and health risks, in 2002, 9.6%
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| | to both mother and child.
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| of 15-19 year old mothers had a baby of
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