Wednesday 25 May 2011

Health Risk to babies to Teen mothers

"Teenage pregnancy is definitely dangerous for a combination of factors. There are biological factors, the body is not ready, it is a growing body. Children that are born from a teenage mother have a 50% higher risk to die than newborns that are born from older mothers" Dr. Viviana Mangiaterra from WHO's department  of making pregnancy safter talks about the risks to the health of pregnant teenagers and their babies. http://living.oneindia.in/health/pregnancy/2010/teenage-pregnancy-and-health-risks-200910.html
 In 2005 16.4 out of every 1,000 babies of women under age 15 died, compared to 6.8 per 1,000 for babies of women aged 20 and above.
Teenage mothers are most likely to have a low- Birth weight baby. Most low- birth weight babies are born prematurely. The earlier a baby is born, the less he/ she is likely to weigh.
Premature babies are likely to have undeveloped organs this can lead to serious health problems in some cases death. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100708193446.htm

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