Pregnant teenage girls are more likely to give birth earlier than women in 20 years, say Irish scientists. Girls aged 14-17 years also give birth before the term even if they have a second child, showed the study of more than 50,000 young Britons, according to an Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net So, in the study took part in young women aged 14 to 29 years, living in the north-western part of England. Studies lasted more than two years. The leader of the group of scientists, Professor Louise Kenny, notes the importance of support, adequate counseling on contraception and post-partum health monitoring.

Remarkably, of the total number of 3600 girls were in the age group from 14 to 17 years. And more than a third of the members of this group came from the most socially disadvantaged areas. Also often they were excessively thin. Among girls under 17, the risk of giving birth to the first child before the term increased by 21%. As for the second pregnancy, this risk rose by 93%. As a result, often children were of low birth weight.

Researcher Dr. Ali Khashan from the University College of Cork is sure: premature birth is associated with the biological immaturity of mothers. Also here plays a big role the plight of the mother from a social point of view, poor medical care. In order to prevent the birth of a child before the term, teenagers should be given medical checks during pregnancy and do everything possible so that after the first pregnancy the girls use contraception.

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