TY  - SER
AU  - Fergusson, David M. 
AU  - Woodward,Lianne J.
TI  - Teenage pregnancy and female educational underachievement: a prospective study of a New Zealand birth cohort
SN  - 0022-2445
PY  - 2000///
KW  - FVC
KW  - ADOLESCENTS
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - EDUCATION
KW  - PREGNANCY
KW  - YOUNG MOTHERS
KW  - YOUNG WOMEN
KW  - CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Journal of Marriage and the Family 62(1) February 2000 : 147-161
N2  - This article examines the relationship between teenage pregnancy and educational under-achievement in a cohort of 520 young women studied from birth to 21 years. It was found that if a young woman became pregnant before 18 years of age, then they were more likely to achieve lower results in School Certificate examinations, and leave high school during their sixth-form year without any formal qualifications. Through further analyses, it was shown that attending tertiary education was related to earlier academic ability, rather than there being any links with teenage pregnancy. However, links were made to the teenagers' family life, including whether domestic violence was present
ER  -