Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic

Measures of early childbirth are high in the Dominican Republic. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 20.4 percent and it has not decreased much over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at just under two percent, decreased. Early childbirth is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and employment without cash earnings. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. In order to design programs and policies to reduce the prevalence of early childbirth, information is needed on its trend over time, where it is most prevalent in a country, and what the characteristics of girls giving birth early are.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Male, Chata, Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-03
Subjects:	BIRTH, CHILDBIRTH, URBAN GIRLS, LIVE BIRTH, EARLY PREGNANCY, POLICIES, WOMAN, FIRST CHILD, AGE, CHILD MARRIAGE, BIRTHS, AGE GROUPS, LABOR FORCE, CHILDBIRTHS, URBAN AREAS, PREVALENCE, EFFECTS, EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS, HEALTH, NUTRITION, MOTHER, BULLETIN, HEALTH RISKS, POLICY, FIRST BIRTH, KNOWLEDGE, DEVELOPMENT, NUMBER OF GIRLS, CHILDREN, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, EDUCATION, POPULATION KNOWLEDGE, LIFE, RURAL AREAS, YOUNG WOMEN, FIRST MARRIAGE, POPULATION, PRODUCTIVITY, GIRLS, VIOLENCE, FERTILITY, MARRIAGE, WOMEN, YOUNGER GIRLS, EARLY CHILDBIRTH, EARLY MARRIAGE, RURAL GIRLS, PREGNANCY, AGE AT MARRIAGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/923791468179098366/Basic-profile-of-early-childbirth-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25470
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