Proportionate Sharing Of Teenage Pregnancies among Women Delivering In Services Hospital Lahore

Abstract

Teenage pregnancy is defined as pregnancy in females below 20 years of age. The age of mother is determined by easily verified date of delivery and not by the estimated date of conception. About 11% of all births worldwide are given by teenage mothers of age between 15-19 years. The 2014 World Health Statistics indicates that the average global birth rate among 15 to 19 year olds is 49 per 1000 girls. Complications during pregnancy and child birth are the second highest cause of death of girls between 15-19 years of age globally. The contributing factors in teenage pregnancy includes lack of parental guidance, most people evade their children from talking about sex.