Teenage pregnancy: Difference between revisions

'''Teenage pregnancy''', also known as '''adolescent pregnancy''', is the [[pregnancy]] of a [[female]] [[adolescent]] under the age of 20. This includes those who are [[Legal adult|legally considered adults]] in their country.<ref name=WHO2004>{{cite book|title=Adolescent Pregnancy|date=2004|publisher=World Health Organization|isbn=978-9241591454|page=5|url=http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42903/1/9241591455_eng.pdf|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> The [[WHO]] defines ''adolescence'' as the period between the ages of 10 and 19 years.<ref name="WHO1">{{cite web |title=Adolescent health |url=https://www.who.int/health-topics/adolescent-health#tab=tab_1 |access-date=7 November 2022 |website=World Health Organization |language=en}}</ref> Pregnancy can occur with [[sexual intercourse]] after the start of [[ovulation]], which can happen before the [[Menarche|first menstrual period]] (''menarche'').<ref>{{cite web |last=Hirsch |first=Larissa |date=September 2016 |title=Can a Girl Get Pregnant if She Has Never Had Her Period? |url=http://kidshealth.org/teen/expert/periods/pre_period.html}}</ref> In healthy, well-nourished girls, the first period usually takes place between the ages of 13 to 16.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mishra |first1=Gita D. |last2=Cooper |first2=Rachel |last3=Tom |first3=Sarah E. |last4=Kuh |first4=Diana |date=2009 |title=Early Life Circumstances and Their Impact on Menarche and Menopause |url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/589004_3 |website=Medscape}}</ref>