out of this figure half was contributed by mothers aged between and and the other half by mothers aged between and iran civil registration organization considerable health risks are associated with unintended pregnancy and clandestine abortion where there are no routine pre or postabortion healthcare services hosseinichavoshi and others among teenage women in developing countries health risks associated with unintended pregnancy include higher rates of anaemia preterm labour and low birth weight p rezlopez moreover in the event of an unwanted pregnancy being carried to term the risks to the child include stillbirth low birth weight mental and physical dysfunction or neonatal death due to neglect marston and cleland a