Teenage pregnancy in South Africa: reducing prevalence and lowering maternal mortality rates
OUTPUT TYPE: Policy briefs
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): P.Reddy, R.Sewpaul, K.Jonas
KEYWORDS: MATERNAL HEALTH, MORTALITY, TEENAGE PREGNANCY
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9289
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9925
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9925
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): P.Reddy, R.Sewpaul, K.Jonas
KEYWORDS: MATERNAL HEALTH, MORTALITY, TEENAGE PREGNANCY
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9289
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9925
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9925
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Abstract
Changes in policy in the health, education and social development sectors have the power to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancy, and to reduce the complications of teenage pregnancy that often result in death. This policy brief identifies a number of policy interventions that can (1) lower the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in South Africa and (2) provide better prenatal care for teenagers who are pregnant.-
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