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Adolescent Pregnancy. Adolescent girls who give birth each year have a much higher risk of. dying from maternal causes compared to women in their 20s and 30s. These risks increase greatly as maternal age decreases, with adolescents. under 16 facing four times the risk of maternal death as women over 20.
1 Maternal mortality is higher in women living in rural areas and among poorer communities. 2  Young adolescents face a higher risk of complications and death as a result of pregnancy than other women.  Skilled care before, during and after childbirth can save the lives of women and newborn babies.