Childbirth is the leading cause of death for teenage
girls – according to this year’s UN population report, Motherhood in
Childhood. As experts from around the globe
attend the world’s largest family planning summit in Addis Ababa today, the UN
warns that teenage pregnancies are rising dramatically.
West and Central Africa
have the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the developing world. The BBC’s Tamasin Ford reports from Abidjan,
the commercial capital of Ivory Coast.
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