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Child marriage has large negative effects on the girls who marry early and their children, as well as communities and societies as a whole. Ending child marriage is a target under the Sustainable Development Goals, but investments to delay the age at first marriage remain limited in countries where child marriage is widespread. As part of a broader argument to make the economic case for ending child marriage, this paper provides a simple approach for measuring the share of early childbirths likely due to child marriage in developing countries. This estimation matters because many of the negative impacts of child marriage on development outcomes for the girls who marry early and their children are through early childbirths – having a child before the age of 18 (for a mother), or being born of a mother younger than 18 (for a child). The estimates provided in this paper suggest that most early childbirths in developing countries are likely due to child marriage.

Early marriage (EM) and early childbearing (ECB) have far‐reaching consequences. This study describes the prevalence, trends, inequalities, and drivers of EM and ECB in South Asia using eight rounds of Demographic and Health Survey data across 13 years. We report the percentage of ever‐married women aged 20–24 years (n = 105,150) married before 18 years (EM) and with a live birth before 20 years (ECB). Relative trends were examined using average annual rate of reduction (AARR). Inequalities were examined by geography, marital household wealth, residence, and education. Sociodemographic drivers of changes for EM were assessed using regression decomposition analyses. We find that EM/ECB are still common in Bangladesh (69%/69%), Nepal (52%/51%), India (41%/39%), and Pakistan (37%/38%), with large subnational variation in most countries. EM has declined fastest in India (AARR of –3.8%/year), Pakistan (–2.8%/year), and Bangladesh (–1.5%/year), but EM elimination by 2030 will not occur at these rates. Equity analyses show that poor, uneducated women in rural areas are disproportionately burdened. Regression decomposition analysis shows that improvements in wealth and education explained 44% (India) to 96% (Nepal) of the actual EM reduction. Investments across multiple sectors are required to understand and address EM and ECB, which are pervasive social determinants of maternal and child wellbeing., Early marriage (EM) and early childbearing (ECB) have far‐reaching consequences. This study describes the prevalence, trends, inequalities, and drivers of EM and ECB in South Asia using eight rounds of Demographic and Health Survey data across 13 years.

Aim: Although many pregnancies and birth processes have passed without any problems, all pregnancies have various risks. The main purpose should be to control risky situations in pregnancy without threatening the health of mother and baby. Our study was carried out in order to investigate the complications related to the risks determined by the risk assessments of women who were followed during pregnancy and puerperants in a family health center.Methods: Women who were registered in the family medicine unit and whose pregnancy and puerperium were followed were scanned through the automation system during the study period. During the pregnancy periods, risk factors and time of birth were examined. Patients with any risk factor were considered as risky pregnant and examined whether a pathological condition developed during pregnancy or during the postpartum period.Results: It was determined that during pregnancy period 10 pregnant women had at least one risk factor of 81 pregnant women whose risk assessments were examined. The distribution of risk factors was as follow; 3 with grand-multiparity story, 3 with preterm delivery, 2 with pregnancy over 35, 2 with Rh incompatibility, 1 with cardiovascular disease, 1 with multiple pregnancy, 1 with preterm labor, and under 18 years of age in 1 pregnant women was determined. It was found statistically significant that the risk of having a risk factor was higher than that of non-risk patients at 38 weeks (p, Amaç: Birçok gebelik ve doğum süreci sorunsuz yaşansa da gebelikler çeşitli riskler barındırır. Gebelikteki riskli durumları, anne ve bebeğin sağlığını tehdit etmeden kontrol altına almak asıl amaç olmalıdır. Çalışmamız bir aile sağlığı merkezinde, gebelik ve lohusalık boyunca takip edilmiş kadınların risk değerlendirmeleri ile tespit edilen risklerine bağlı komplikasyon gelişme durumlarını incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Aile hekimliği birimimizde kayıtlı kadınlardan çalışma döneminde gebelik ve lohusalık izlemleri yapılmış olanlar otomasyon sistemi üzerinden tarandı. Gebelik dönemlerindeki risk varlığı, doğum haftaları incelendi. Herhangi bir risk faktörüne sahip olan gebeler riskli gebe olarak kabul edilip, gebelikte veya lohusalık döneminde patolojik bir durum gelişip gelişmediği incelenmiştir.Bulgular: Gebelik ve lohusalık takipleri yapılmış 81 kadının risk değerlendirme formları incelendiğinde 10 tanesinin gebelik döneminde en az bir risk faktörü olduğu tespit edildi. Saptanan risk faktörlerinin dağılımı ise şu şekildeydi; akraba evliliği yapmış 3, grandmultiparite öyküsü olan 3, erken doğum öyküsü olan 2, 35 yaş üstü gebelik durumunda olan 2, Rh uygunsuzluğu olan 2, kardiyovasküler hastalığı olan 1, çoğul gebeliği olan 1, erken doğum eylemi olan 1 ve 18 yaş altında olan 1 gebede saptandı. Risk faktörü mevcut olan gebelerin, risk olmayanlara göre 38 haftadan erken doğum yapma riskinin daha fazla olduğu istatistiksel olarak anlamlı tespit edildi (p