According to data from the Uganda Health Information System, an additional 1,755 girls in the same age bracket delivered in different facilities scattered across Uganda .
A CDC report published Thursday found the overall number of births in the United States dropped in 2023 by 2% and teen births reached a record low.
But as the average age of first-time mothers steadily increases in Australia, women in their 20s are bearing the brunt of mum age-shaming declaring 20-something “the new teen pregnancy”.
Statistics in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) show that 21 million adolescents aged 15–19 years get pregnant each year, and approximately 50 per cent of the pregnancies are unintended.
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Background: Whether the association between teenage pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes could be explained by deleterious social environment, inadequate prenatal care, or biological immaturity .
Coping with Emotional Turmoil: Teenage pregnancy can evoke a whirlwind of emotions—from fear and anxiety to excitement and hope.
However, tens of thousands of African girls drop out of school every year, many because they are pregnant or have a young child.
Gauteng plans to address teenage pregnancies through initiatives, including establishing youth centres.
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The new ‘Zikhala Kanjani’ national prevention strategy was launched in the province to place youth at the centre of the fight against teen pregnancy, HIV/Aids and STIs.
Tshwane has the third highest number of pregnant teenagers in the province, Gauteng health recently announced.