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Leading cause of death in 15 to 19 year old females, 2018. [3] Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy, is pregnancy in a female under the age of 20. Worldwide, pregnancy complications are the leading cause of death for women and girls 15 to 19 years old. [3] The definition of teenage pregnancy includes those who are legally ...
Teen births, aged 15–19, per 1,000 people by state, 2015. Teenage pregnancy in the United States occurs mostly unintentionally [1] and out of wedlock [2][3] but has been declining almost continuously since the 1990s. [1][4][5] In 2022, the teenage birth rate fell to 13.5 per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19, the lowest on record. [6]
Prevalence of teenage pregnancy. The adolescent birth rate in women aged 10–19 years, 2016 [1] The adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women aged 15–19, 2016 [2] Teen pregnancy rates are higher in more unequal countries and in more unequal US states. Data is from 2009. Western and non-Western countries have distinctly different rates of teenage ...
Showing the value of improved contraceptive availability to teens, teen birth rates have remarkably dropped nearly three-fold over the past two decades. The teen birth rate was 61.8 per 100,000 in ...
In fact, this programming displayed a "perverse effect, increasing adolescent birthrates in conservative states." Brea Ford, now 29, was 17 years old when she became a mom.
From 2009 to 2010, the teen pregnancy rate dropped another 9%, the biggest one-year drop since the 1940s. [34] Each year, almost 750,000 girls 15–19 become pregnant. Two thirds of all teen pregnancies occur among the oldest teens (18–19). [17] Of them, 82% are unplanned, which accounted for about 20% of all unintended pregnancies annually. [17]
On June 3, Prisha Mosley, 26 gave birth to a healthy baby boy via C-section. That doesn’t seem remarkable for a young woman of child-bearing years, but until about two years ago, Mosley ...
Some degree of weight gain is expected during pregnancy. The enlarging uterus, growing fetus, placenta, amniotic fluid, normal increase in body fat, and increase in water retention all contribute weight gain during pregnancy. The amount of weight gain can vary from 5 pounds (2.3 kg) to over 100 pounds (45 kg).