Although rates of births to young women aged 15-19 years have declined significantly
in the United States between 2007 and 2017, a total of 194,377 babies were born to
young women in this age group in 2017.
1.
Numerous studies have established that social determinants of health such as race,
low socioeconomic status, and inadequate education among pregnant adolescents are
associated with adverse maternal and birth outcomes.
2.
Of special concern in recent years has been the effect of a history of trauma and
adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on pregnant and parenting adolescents. ACEs such
as emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and household dysfunction were reported
to have long-term negative effects later in life.
3.
Studies have documented high rates of such ACEs among pregnant and parenting adolescents.
4.
,5.
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☆This Guest Editorial by Buzi was written in response to the original submission, “`No, you need to explain what you are doing': Obstetric care experiences and preferences of adolescent mothers with a history of childhood trauma,” by Millar et al. The Guest Editorial was inadvertently published in JPAG print volume 34, Issue 3, and is republished in JPAG, so that it may pair with the article as intended.
DOI of original article: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.01.020
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