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 There is growing evidence that pregnant adolescents are at increased risk for domestic violence.
One recent study revealed that 26% of mothers age 17 or younger, and 23% of 18 to 19 year-old mothers experienced violence before, during, or after their pregnancy.
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Pregnant teens are abused at a higher rate than adult pregnant women.
In situations where a pregnancy is unplanned, a woman is four times more likely to be abused by their partner.
40 percent of all battering begins during the first pregnancy.
Pregnant women who are abused are four times more likely to have
a low birth weight baby.
Low birth weight babies may be born too early, too small, not have fully developed organs, have serious health complications and may not survive.
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#1 Reason for a pregnant woman’s death is ABUSE. |
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