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Teenage parenthood is widespread in the Philippines, especially among the poor. Two thirds of the country's poorest girls give birth before age 20. This helps to perpetuate poverty in the slums of Manila. One hundred and thirty families, about 700 people, live beneath a bridge in the notoriously poor Tondo district.
Young mother gave birth to 818,000 babies in 2000 alone. This means, almost one of every 10 babies is born to teenage mothers. The risk is, almost 10 percent of the born babies from young mothers are malnourished. As years passed by, the statistics are getting higher.
Conclusions: Low birth weight, preterm birth, maternal malnutrition and adolescent motherhood are risk factors associated with chronic malnutrition in infants of low socioeconomic status. Prevention of adolescent pregnancy and the improvement of prenatal care should be targeted in order to prevent infant malnutrition.
Despite advances in reproductive health law, many Filipino women experience unintended pregnancies, and because abortion is highly stigmatized in the country, many who seek abortion undergo unsafe procedures. This report provides a summary of reproductive health indicators in the Philippines—in particular, levels of contraceptive use, unplanned pregnancy and unsafe abortion—and describes the sociopolitical context in which services are provided, the consequences of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion, and recommendations for improving access to reproductive health services. In addition to reading this report, you can also explore its supporting resources.
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