Teenage pregnancy is when a woman under 20 gets pregnant. At this age, a young girl’s body is not ready to bear the burden of pregnancy and childbirth. Teenage pregnancy is one of the important causes of infant mortality which is amongst the highest in Pakistan, for 44 out of 1,000 newborns die within the first 28 days of life compared to many neighboring countries with a lower GDP like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh th12 have a lower number of such deaths, according to the reporter. 

 In other words, it is a big problem in Pakistan because of child early marriages. Teenage pregnancies and teenage motherhood are leading causes of concern worldwide. According to the world health organization (WHO), about 16 million girls aging between 15 and 19 years, and about one million girls younger than 15 years give birth every year. 

Moreover, this is not due to medical problems but first of all the social consequences of teenage motherhood. Because a girl can conceive from sexual intercourse as early as she started to ovulate.

Hence, I request to the government of Pakistan kindly take serious action and ban child  marriages to save children’s health.

 

By: Bilqees Rahim

Turbat Kech