Even in a country as developed and advanced as the U.S.A. our teenage birth rate exceeds most other developed countries. Teen mothers are also least likely, of the age groups, to get support or help from their parents. In 1991, 11 percent of teen mothers got no support or parental care from their parents. This shows that the parents of teen mothers often don't care about their teenagers getting pregnant and don't want anything to do with them.

A baby born to a teenage mother is more at risk than a baby born to an older mother. Nine percent of teenage girls have low-birth weight babies (under 5.5 lbs.), compared to 7 percent of all mothers nationally. There are many different risks when an under aged, under prepared woman brings a new life into this world. Low-birthweight babies may have organs that are not fully developed. T

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