Teen birth rates may be declining in the U.S., but not all states are created equal and there are still some pretty big gaps around the country. Teenage birth rates have continued to decline over the ...

Maternal age was defined as the age of mother in completed years at the time of delivery. [27] All nulliparous women aged 10-24 years who had singleton live births during the period between 1995 and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio, one of a handful of states without comprehensive sex education taught in schools, has a higher teen ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers examined the risk of early death beyond 12 years of age related to teenage pregnancies and gestational age. Teen pregnancy is a leading ...

Teen birth rates have decreased in Berks County, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health, Berks Teens has announced. An initiative of Co-County Wellness and partner of United ...

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 girls in England who come from disadvantaged backgrounds are far more likely to give birth before the age of 20, compared to their peers in higher income brackets. Academically high-achieving ...

Niger ranks at the top among countries with the highest teenage pregnancy rates. For every 1,000 women aged between 15 and 19, 170 of them gave birth as recorded in 2021. Hence, adolescent pregnancy ...

A 16-year-old girl has decided to continue her 27-week pregnancy after medical evaluations found no foetal anomalies. The ...

Background: Whether the association between teenage pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes could be explained by deleterious social environment, inadequate prenatal care, or biological immaturity ...