Wealth, Health and Social Stigma: Are Teen Mothers Screwed?
September 19, 2007 by kate baggott
Filed under Finances, Mental Health
Teenage motherhood is stressful for the mother and the grandparents, worrisome to society and, according to some people a growing problem. And yet, through the wonder of Facebook, I have recently been in contact with some of the women I know who became mothers in high schood. They seem to be fine. Not perfect, but functioning at least as well as I am.
They have jobs and computers and lives.
So this new study came as a surprise when I saw the press release in my inbox: Apparently, women who have their first child before age 20 are at a higher risk …read more
