The Association between Mother's Age at First Birth and Education

Besides interrupting a woman’s education, early childbearing is associated with numerous adverse outcomes. Young teen mothers are at an increased risk of delivering low birth weight (< 2500g) and/or preterm (< 37 weeks gestation) births, experiencing physical violence, and living in poverty. Further, one limited study has shown that children of young teen mothers are more likely to have lower educational attainment, more male juvenile delinquency, and teenage pregnancies.