Says the book Teen Moms ​ — The Pain and the Promise, babies of teen mothers “tend to have lower birthweight, more childhood illnesses, more infant mortality, poorer medical care, suffer more from hunger and malnourishment; they are exposed to more violence, and have more delayed development than children born to older mothers. ”
Raamatus „Teen Moms – The Pain and the Promise ” öeldakse, et teismeeas emade lapsi„ kipub iseloomustama väiksem sünnikaal, hulgaliselt lapseea haigusi, suurem suremus, puudulik ravi, sagedamini esinev nälgus ja alatoitumus; nad kannatavad rohkem vägivalla all ning nende areng on aeglasem kui neist vanematele emadele sündinud lastel ”.