The teen birth rate continues its decades-long downward trend. Researchers say many factors are at play, including less sexual activity and more access to contraception and abortion.
Teen pregnancy has severe health impacts on girls, with the leading causes of death and disability among Ugandan women 15 to 19 years old being complications of pregnancy, unsafe abortions, and ...
Teenage pregnancy is a significant issue affecting many communities worldwide. While the rates of teenage pregnancies have declined in recent years, the surprise many teenage girls feel upon ...
Thembile Biyela’s journey is a powerful story of resilience and hope as she graduates with a Bachelor of Education degree ...
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) says raising Jamaica’s age of consent will not deter teenage pregnancy, noting that the ...
An Australian mother-to-be has claimed having a baby in your twenties is the new teen pregnancy – and experts agree. Emily Tollenaar, 25, is currently expecting her first child with her fiance Simon, ...
The Trump administration is telling organizations working to prevent teen pregnancy that they must stop teaching content that doesn’t align with the administration’s views on transgender people and ...
A new public service announcement in New York City aimed at preventing teen pregnancy is raising eyebrows. Ads feature young children with... Teen Pregnancy Ads: Shame Campaign? MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: ...
Background: Whether the association between teenage pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes could be explained by deleterious social environment, inadequate prenatal care, or biological immaturity ...
The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) MIMAROPA, in partnership with local government units (LGUs), is intensifying efforts to address adolescent pregnancy in the region through ...