Tag: United Nations Population Fund

pubhealth: Today is World Population Day Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy Join the discussion on Twitter and Facebook  #worldpopday About 16 million girls under age 18 give birth each year. Another 3.2 million undergo unsafe abortions. The vast majority – 90 per cent — of the pregnant adolescents in the developing world are married. But for far too many of these girls, pregnancy has little to do with informed choice. Often it is a consequence of discrimination, rights violations (including child marriage), inadequate education or sexual coercion. Adolescent pregnancy is a health issue: the youngest mothers face a heightened risk…