Revisiting the ‘crisis’ in teen births: What is the impact of teen births on young mothers and their children?

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dc.creatorMenendez, Alicia
dc.creatorBranson, Nicola
dc.creatorLam, David
dc.creatorArdington, Cally
dc.creatorLeibbrandt, Murray
dc.date2012-07-10T16:04:51Z
dc.date2012-07-10T16:04:51Z
dc.date2011-12
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:04:58Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:04:58Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionReports in the South African media consistently describe an explosion of teenage pregnancies. Yet studies by the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at the University of Cape Town show that teen childbearing in the country has decreased from 30% in 1984 to 23% in 2008. The proportion of young teens giving birth has also decreased, with young women aged 18 and 19 accounting for the majority of teen births. However, SALDRU’s research shows that teenage childbearing has a significant impact on the education of teenage mothers, and on the health and education of their children. Young mothers under 17 years are particularly at risk. It is therefore essential to delay the age at which young women first give birth, and to strengthen support services for teenage mothers and their children.
dc.descriptionThis policy brief was developed with assistance from Lake, L. & Smith, C. of the Children’s Institute (UCT), with thanks to Hall, K., Proudlock, P., Jamieson, L., Pendlebury, S. & Meintjes, H. for assistance with the policy implications.
dc.descriptionWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/7
dc.identifier.ris TY - Report DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Education KW - Teen birth KW - Teen pregnancy KW - Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Revisiting the ‘crisis’ in teen births: What is the impact of teen births on young mothers and their children? TI - Revisiting the ‘crisis’ in teen births: What is the impact of teen births on young mothers and their children? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/7 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/7
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSouthern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectTeen birth
dc.subjectTeen pregnancy
dc.subjectHealth
dc.titleRevisiting the ‘crisis’ in teen births: What is the impact of teen births on young mothers and their children?
dc.typeReport
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceTechnical Reporten_ZA
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