Adolescent birth is a major global concern owing to its adverse effects on maternal and child health. IFPRI researchers assessed trends in adolescent birth and examined its associations with child undernutrition in Bangladesh using data from seven rounds of Demographic and Health Surveys (1996–2017). Read the full journal publication on The New York Academy of Sciences […]
Adolescent pregnancy poses more risk than thought: IFPRI research
Health risks involving nutrition deficiency among the adolescent mothers and their babies are much more common than it was thought earlier, reveals a new study at the International Food Policy Research Institute. Adolescent mothers recover slowly and often face more health complications than more mature mothers, said the study, titled ‘the nutrition and health risks […]