In Bangladesh, a study shows that deaths from hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and abortion are much higher among teenagers than among women in 20-34 age group.
Adolescents are less likely to avail of antenatal or delivery care for a variety of reasons.
Therefore they run a higher risk of death. Adolescents are more likely to be unmarried and therefore may lack family and social support in many countries where pre-marital pregnancy is unacceptable, and are at increased risk of mortality. The immense emotional, social and financial consequences of unwanted pregnancy may force a teenager to have an abortion. The reach of health services is grossly inadequate in most developing countries, and abortion which is illegal in many is performed under circumstances involving severe health risks and the possibility of permanent disability or even death is high. Childbearing in adolescence is most common among the poor.