Teen pregnancy increases the chances that a young woman will drop out of school and struggle with poverty, research has shown. Teenagers are also more likely to develop serious medical complications during pregnancy. Now a large study in Canada reports another disturbing finding: Women who were pregnant as teenagers are more likely to die before… Continue reading Teen Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Earlier Death in Adulthood, Study Finds
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Boyfriend ends relationship over unplanned pregnancy
Dear Amy: I am a financially responsible and secure 24-year-old woman. A few months ago I discovered that I am pregnant. The father of my baby is my long-time boyfriend “Tony,” who I have been with exclusively for a couple of years. Well, Tony is now my ex-boyfriend, I guess. He became very upset when… Continue reading Boyfriend ends relationship over unplanned pregnancy
Women With Depression During or After Pregnancy Face Greater Suicide Risk, Even Years Later
What the research shows A research team analyzed records of nearly a million women in Sweden’s national medical registries from 2001 through 2017, comparing 86,551 women who had perinatal depression with 865,510 women who did not. The groups were matched by age and year they gave birth. In two studies, the team found that depression… Continue reading Women With Depression During or After Pregnancy Face Greater Suicide Risk, Even Years Later
COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding
A question I commonly get from patients and friends is this: Should I get a COVID vaccine if I’m pregnant or want to become pregnant? I asked myself that same question, and the answer is yes. My husband and I got our COVID-19 shots a few months before I got pregnant, and I got another… Continue reading COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding