Media Influences on Social Outcomes: The Impact of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant on Teen Childbearing.

Does Reality TV Induce Real Effects? On the Questionable Association Between 16 and Pregnant and Teenage Childbearing

Does Reality TV Induce Real Effects? On the Questionable Association Between 16 and Pregnant and Teenage Childbearing* We reassess recent and widely reported evidence that the MTV program 16 and Pregnant played a major role in reducing teen birth rates in the U.S. since it began broadcasting in 2009 (Kearney and Levine, American Economic Review 2015). We find Kearney and Levine’s identification...

A Comparative Study on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Different Age

Abstract Introduction: Delayed childbearing is increasing. Increased maternal age has been associated with increased risk of pregnancy complications. On the other hand, the adolescent pregnancy has traditionally been considered high-risk, especially in developing countries. Objective: This study aimed to compare the adverse pregnancy outcomes in different age groups of pregnant women. Materi...

Differential social evaluation of pregnant teens, teen mothers and teen fathers by university students

Youth may be particularly attuned to social evaluation during the teen years with implications for physical and mental health. Negative attitudes and stereotypes constitute an important type of social evaluative threat. Pregnant and parenting teens not only encounter challenges associated with their early transition to parenthood, but also are confronted with unfavourable attitudes of others. A...

INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD INFLUENCES ON TEEN CHILDBEARING: A LIFE OPTIONS APPROACH Leslie Scheuler-Whitaker, MSW

Evaluating Outcomes for Teen Mothers

Women in South Africa have had fewer children on average since the 1970s, but the rate of teenage childbearing in South Africa has remained the same, at 54 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19.1 Similarly, the proportion of women ages 20 to 50 who experienced a birth before age 20 has declined since 1985 but remains historically high (see Box 1, page 2). Large numbers of young mothers are a cau...