Pregnancy-related complications are the leading cause of death globally among girls aged 15-19 years. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines aimed at preventing ...

Ten days after her 15th birthday, Jennifer Hernandez welcomed her first daughter into the world. From the age of 11 Hernandez had run away from home, occasionally popping in and out of school to show ...

Teenage pregnancy is one of the main health problems in Las Tunas, a reality that the sector’s authorities are addressing ...

Shocking statistics from the eThekwini Municipality's Health Unit reveal a growing crisis of child and teenage pregnancies, ...

Background: Whether the association between teenage pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes could be explained by deleterious social environment, inadequate prenatal care, or biological immaturity ...

The United Way of Southeast Missouri is offering grant opportunities targeted at youth substance abuse and teen pregnancy prevention. A total of $18,459 was raised during the 2005 student campaigns at ...

How a Christian nurse stepped in to save a mother and her baby. One evening, Naomi Cherotich, 17, headed home from her school on the slopes of Mount Elgon in Bungoma County, western Kenya. A man from ...

South Africa's alarming rise in teenage pregnancy has sparked urgent scrutiny of protective systems, as the Commission for Gender Equality calls for immediate, coordinated action to address this ...

Approximately 15% of young Nigerian women aged 15-19 have experienced pregnancy, according to the latest Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2023-24. The NDHS report, released to the News ...

Deputy Minister Letsike reminded the nation that the crisis is not merely a statistic but a reflection of a country failing ...