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Module 16/Transparencies<br />

Transparency 7.1: Health Risks of Early Pregnancy<br />

WHO estimates that the risk of dying due to pregnancy-related causes<br />

is twice as high <strong>for</strong> women ages 15-19 than <strong>for</strong> women ages 20-24.<br />

For girls ages 10-14, maternal mortality may be 5-times higher than<br />

<strong>for</strong> women in their early twenties. The <strong>health</strong> risks of early pregnancy<br />

are:<br />

• Obstructed delivery<br />

• Cephalopelvic disproportion<br />

• Pre-eclampsia<br />

• Anemia<br />

• Unsafe abortion<br />

• Premature birth<br />

• Spontaneous abortion<br />

• Still birth<br />

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Adolescent Curriculum

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