11/12/2023
Teenage Pregnancy Effects and Risks
Adolescent mothers (aged 10–19 years) face higher risks of eclampsia, puerperal endometritis and systemic infections than women aged 20–24 years, and babies of adolescent mothers face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm birth and severe neonatal condition.
What are 5 effects of teenage pregnancy?
According to the National Institutes of Health , there's a higher risk of the following in teenage pregnancy:
preeclampsia.
anemia.
contracting STDs (sexually transmitted diseases)
premature delivery.
delivering at low birth
weight.
