Age at First Childbirth and Later Poverty

The significance of fathers for inner-city African-American teen mothers

“…Almost half of the young mothers in the current study were out of school at the time of the interview, which is consistent with studies highlighting school disruption effects of teen birth (Miller & Moore, 1990;Moore et al, 1993). Their school disruption may be temporary, as studies suggest that many teen mothers finish high school or obtain a high school equivalency diploma (Moore et al, 1993;Upchurch, 1993). The nonparent teens were more likely to be in school or in programs to obtain their high school equivalency diploma.…”

“…The daughters of teen mothers are at risk of repeating the pattern of becoming young single mothers before they complete their schoohng (Miller & Moore, 1990;Moore et al 1993).…”

Childhood Abuse as a Risk Factor for Adolescent Pregnancy in El Salvador

“…Adolescent mothers have a higher risk of pregnancy complications, which can lead to maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as adverse perinatal and infant outcomes [2,3]. They are also more likely to drop out of school, to have fewer employment opportunities, to have fewer socioeconomic resources, to be single mothers, to have higher fertility rates, and to have fewer options to remove themselves from poverty [4,5].…”

Education and its Impact on Social Change in Punjab

“…Presumably, more educated females can better comprehend and utilize contraception techniques. Further, the number of childbearing years is diminished as females stay in schools longer and furthermore education provides economic incentives to women to have fewer children so that they can enter job markets (Cochrane, 1979;Moore et al 1993;Schultz, 1993) …”