Pregnant Teens Under Age 15 Are More Likely To Be Hispanic

By Yesha Callahan, Clutch

New research published in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that teens who are under the age of 15 and who become pregnant are almost three times more likely to be Hispanic rather than non-Hispanic whites. Not only are these teens having children, but they’re having them with  much older sexual partners.

Researchers suggest that the girls who become pregnant prior to the age of 15 are more likely to be in a relationship where the power is unequal. The teens involved in the study had much older lovers, typically at least six years older than they were.

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