Thursday, May 17, 2007

One-fifth are moms before age 18


A brief yet newsworthy tidbit from the Latin American Press:

One in five women in Latin America and the Caribbean has her first child before the age of 18. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean released this statistic reported May 16.

Additionally, a high percentage of these are unwanted pregnancies and many the result of abuse within poor families.

Read more of the briefs here.

Link: Latin American Press

Image: Inmagine

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