Teenage motherhood: its relationship to undetected learning problems.

From: Adolescence | Date: March 22, 1994| Author: Rauch-Elnekave, Helen | Copyright information

This study describes characteristics of a group of 64 adolescent mothers and their infants who participated in a program for teenage mothers run by a local health department. A majority of the girls for whom California Achievement Test (CAT) scores were available scored one or more years below grade level in reading and in language skills. Relative delays in infant development (language and social domains) were also documented. High levels of self-esteem as well as general social acceptance (...

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