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Montevideo, December 23rd 2024 - 10:55 UTC

Tag: early maternity

  • Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 08:20 UTC

    Almost 30% of teenagers (15 to 19) are mothers in Latin America

    Early maternity in Latin America and the Caribbean means 17.5 % of all infants are born to adolescents, a higher rate than the global average (11.2 %).

    Nearly 30 % of young women in Latin America are mothers before they reach 20 years and the majority of them are underprivileged, which fosters the reproduction of poverty, hinders women's autonomy and their life projects, and underscores the need for public sex education and reproductive health services.