Close-knit Family, Community Key to Teens Delaying Sex

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 6, 2024
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Teenagers who are part of close-knit neighborhoods and families are less likely to have sex at a young age, a new study has found.

On the other hand, teens' schools have less influence on their sexual behavior, researchers report.

"Our results echo other studies' f...

Teen Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Early Death

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• March 15, 2024
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Teen pregnancy can change the trajectory of one's life, but now a new study suggests it could also shorten that life.

Canadian researchers report that women who were pregnant as teenagers were more likely to die before they reached the age of 31.

"The younge...

Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• April 11, 2023
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The death rate among babies born to teen moms has dropped over the past 25 years -- but racial disparities stubbornly persist, a new U.S. government study finds.

Compared with the late 1990s, fewer babies born to teenage mothers are dying in their first year of life, acc...

Complication Risks Rise in Pregnancies Among the Very Young

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• February 17, 2023
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Pregnant girls who are especially young, those only 10 to 15 years old, face increased risks for complications that include preeclampsia and C-section, according to new research.

Investigators from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas also found that...

Pregnancy Is Most Dangerous for the Very Young

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• November 4, 2022
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When preteen children or very young teenagers become pregnant, they face higher rates of complications and a greater risk of winding up in the intensive care unit than older teens do, a new study finds.

The question about what happens when a young girl goes through pregn...