2017. 24 p.
Authors: 
Norton, Maureen
Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman
Lane, Cate
Periodical title: 
Global Health: Science and Practice, 5 (4), p.547-570
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In 2017, of the 22.5 million parenting adolescents (ages 15–19) in 60 countries, approximately 4.1 million gave birth to a second or higher-order child. Adolescent pregnancy in general, and rapid repeat pregnancies specifically, expose young mothers and their children to multiple health and socioeconomic risks. The purpose of this article is to review the impact of interventions designed to prevent unintended, rapid repeat pregnancies among adolescents, including those aimed at changing norms to postpone "intended" closely spaced pregnancies to promote healthy spacing.
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