title: Pregnancy and childbirth among females aged 10-19 years - United States, 2007-2010.
abstract: Pregnancy and childbirth among females aged <20 years have been the subject of long-standing concern among the public, the public health community, and policy makers. Teenagers who give birth are much more likely than older women to deliver a low birthweight or preterm infant, and their babies are at higher risk for dying in infancy. The annual public costs associated with births among teenage girls are an estimated $10.9 billion. According to the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), an estimated 77% of births to teenagers aged 15-19 years were unintended.
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Brady E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mathews
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000208:ethnology / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult