Motherhood in Childhood

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Pressures from
many directions
Adolescent pregnancies do not occur
in a vacuum but are the consequence
of inter-locking factors, such as
widespread poverty, communities'
and families' acceptance of child
marriage and inadequate efforts
to keep girls in school.
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Faiz, 40, and Ghulam, 11, at home prior to their
wedding, Afghanistan.
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