teenage pregnancy is formally defined as a pregnancy in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday the pregnancy ends, regardless of whether the woman is married or is legally an adult ( age 14 to 21, depending on the country). in everyday speech, the speaker is usually referring to unmarried minors who become pregnant unintentionally.
Teenager graviditet er formelt defineret som en graviditet i en ung kvinde, der ikke har nået sin 20 års fødselsdag når graviditeten ender, uanset om kvinden er gift med eller er en voksen (14 år til 21, afhængigt af land). i dagligdags tale, er højttaleren som regel henvist til ugifte mindreårige, der bliver gravide, utilsigtet.
6 in 10 teen pregnancies occur among 18-19 year old. 9 in 10 sexually active women and their partners use a contraceptive method although not always consistently or correctly.
Nearly 1 million teens become pregnant each year; 78% of these pregnancies are unintended.
1/3 of pregnant teens receive inadequate prenatal care; babies born to young mothers are more likely to be low-birth-weight, to have childhood health problems and to be hospitalized than are those born to older mothers.
80% of babies born to unmarried teens who dropped out of high school are now living in poverty. In contrast only 8% of children are born to married high school graduates aged 20 or older are living in poverty.
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