Re:US births decline for fourth year in a row, CDC says
by bsder on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @03:46PM
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Wrong point. The issue is teenage pregnancy.
Teenage pregnancy has lots of outcomes--almost all negative.
The female body really often isn't ready for pregnancy that early (women used to have menarche much later than currently)--this causes long-term health problems with both mother and child. Teenage mothers rarely have the resources to care for children well--this traps the mother and the child in a poor socioeconomic situation and affects their long-term health and development. etc.
Yes, there are women who tolerate pregnancy just fine as teenagers. Yes, there are teenagers with resources who can take care of children and not have it affect their life. Those are the exceptions, not the rule.
Teenage pregnancy has lots of outcomes--almost all negative.
The female body really often isn't ready for pregnancy that early (women used to have menarche much later than currently)--this causes long-term health problems with both mother and child. Teenage mothers rarely have the resources to care for children well--this traps the mother and the child in a poor socioeconomic situation and affects their long-term health and development. etc.
Yes, there are women who tolerate pregnancy just fine as teenagers. Yes, there are teenagers with resources who can take care of children and not have it affect their life. Those are the exceptions, not the rule.