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7 out 10 young women become sexually active in their teenage years and each year approximately 1million teenage girls become pregnant. ... And proper nutrition during a teenager’s pregnancy is vital for their continued growth and growth of the child they are carrying. Because of poor nutrition pregnant teenagers are at risk for pregnancy induced hypertension, one of the symptom is a blood pressure of 140/90 or higher, headache, edema, and convulsions, and anemia which is low iron in the blood, and their babies are at risk for being born prematurely with immature organ systems, low birth weight, mental retardation, and have a risk of dying early in infancy. ...
Teenage girls should consume between 2400 to 2700 calories per day.
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