Children born to teenage mothers are more likely to be undernourished than children of adult mothers. The study found that stunting and underweight prevalence were 10 percentage points higher in children born to adolescent mothers than in children born to adult mothers. A new study, the first to comprehensively examine links between teenage pregnancy and child undernutrition in India, by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) helps to understand how this happens.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org