Adolescent Health

Pregnancy, childbirth leading cause of girls' deaths in developing world

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 27th, 2004

More than 1 million infants and an estimated 70,000 adolescent mothers die each year in the developing world because young girls are marrying and having children before they are physically ready for parenthood, according to the fifth annual "State of the World's Mothers" report issued May 4, 2004, by Save the Children, a U.S.-based, global, independent humanitarian organization.

The report includes an Early Motherhood Risk Ranking that identifies 50 countries where motherhood is most devastating for young girls and their babies. Nine of the 10 highest-risk countries are in sub-Saharan Africa. Niger, Liberia, and Mali top the list. Other countries with high-risk scores...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-27)

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