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Teenage motherhood—associated factors and consequences—the experiences of a british birth cohort

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Kathleen E. Kiernan
Affiliation:
Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London

Summary

Women who bear a child in their teens differ in their childhood, adolescent and adult experiences from their peers who delay childbearing until later ages. Within the group of teenage mothers the background characteristics associated with and the consequences of pregnancy status at first birth are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1980, Cambridge University Press

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