Multiple Choice
The negative biological, social, and economic consequences of early parenting in the U.S. are well documented:
A) Teen mothers are considerably poorer until their child/children reach school age.
B) Teen mothers are 8 times as likely to die in childbirth as are older mothers.
C) Teen mothers are twice as likely as other mothers to have babies of low birth weight.
D) Children born to teen mothers have lower math skills, but reading skills seem to be comparable to children born to older parents.
E) It has been estimated that teen childbearing cost taxpayers about $2 billion a year for health care, child welfare, and in lost revenues.
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