Pregnant teens: Girls in South Africa need focused, ... To do so we interviewed 20 young women. They were either pregnant for the first time or had previously given birth as teenagers.

Currently, pregnant women in South Africa receive no such benefits. The child support grant, which amounts to R510 (approximately $27) a month, is only paid after a child is born and has a birth ...

For my study I conducted in-depth interviews with 30 young women in an urban community in South Africa; 24 were in school when they found out they were pregnant. Their ages ranged from 15 to 20 years.

Obesity and gestational diabetes independently and collectively induce specific effects on placental structure, inflammation and endocrine function in a cohort of South African women. The Journal ...