Teenage pregnancy

Factors:- lack of school fees

lack of parental care

communication and supervision

poverty

peer pressure

no use of contraceptives

desire for a child

forced marriage

low educational level

need for dowries

effects on teen mother ;- stress

increased mental health concern

higher rates of postpartum depression

suicidal ideation

disadvantages of teenage pregnancy

low birth weight/premature birth

anemia (low iron levels)

high blood pressure/pregnancy-induced hypertension, PIH (can lead to preeclampsia)

a higher rate of infant mortality (death)

possible greater risk of cephalopelvic disproportion* (the baby's head is wider than the pelvic opening)

poverty

malnutrition

depression

drugs

alcohol use

physical, cognitive and emotional problems

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