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Teenage Pregnancy

Most teenage girls don't plan to get pregnant, but many do. Teen pregnancies carry extra health risks to both the mother and the baby. Often, teens don't get prenatal care soon enough, which can lead to problems later on. They have a higher risk for pregnancy-related high blood pressure and its complications. Risks for the baby include premature birth and a low birth weight.

If you're a pregnant teen, you can help yourself and your baby by:

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  1. Teenage Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Most teenage girls don't plan to get pregnant, but many do. Teen pregnancies carry extra health risks to both the mother and the baby. Often, teens don't ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/teenagepregnancy.html - Health Topics
  2. Teenage pregnancy 
    Yes. Teenage pregnancies are riskier than pregnancies in women who are older. This is partly because a teenager's body is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000607.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pregnancy in Adolescence From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Teenage Pregnancy/Clinical Trials ... Teenage Pregnancy
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...Adolescence"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  4. Help Pregnant Teens Know Their Options: AAP Policy Explained (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    Teenage Pregnancy/Start Here ... Teenage Pregnancy
    https://www.healthychildren.org/.../pages/Teenage-Pregnancy.aspx - External Health Links
  5. What Are Some Factors that Make a Pregnancy High Risk? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Health Problems in Pregnancy/Start Here ... Health Problems in Pregnancy ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../topics/high-risk/conditioninfo/factors - External Health Links
  6. Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    You're going to have a baby! It's an exciting time, but it can also feel a bit overwhelming. You may have a lot of questions, including what you can do to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pregnancy.html - Health Topics
  7. Who Is at Increased Risk of Health Problems during Pregnancy? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Some women are at increased risk for health problems during pregnancy.Important risk factors include the following: ... Health Problems in Pregnancy/Prevention ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../preconceptioncare/conditioninfo/risk - External Health Links
  8. Acne (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... acne. Hormone changes, such as those during the teenage years and pregnancy, probably play a role. There are many myths ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/acne.html - Health Topics
  9. About Teen Pregnancy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Teenage Pregnancy/Start Here ... Teenage Pregnancy
    https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive-health/teen-pregnancy - External Health Links
  10. When Your Teen Is Having a Baby (Nemours Foundation)  
    Teenage Pregnancy/Living With ... adoption, finishing school, high school, pregnancy and newborns, pregnancy and newborns center
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/teen-pregnancy.html - External Health Links
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