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For millions of girls around the world, motherhood comes too early. Those who bear children as adolescents suffer higher maternal mortality and morbidity rates, and their children are more likely to die in infancy.
Esther Duflo
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Early motherhood poses significant health risks for both young mothers and their infants.

Esther Duflo highlights the critical issue of adolescent motherhood, emphasizing the dangers that come with young girls giving birth too early. This phenomenon not only endangers the health of the young mothers, who face increased risks of mortality and health complications, but also adversely affects their children, who are statistically more likely to suffer from high infant mortality rates. The quote brings attention to the broader implications of early motherhood on societal health and wellbeing.

Themes

MotherhoodAdolescentsHealthInfant MortalityMaternal Health

In practice

Example use cases

In a speech addressing youth empowerment, one could say, 'As Esther Duflo pointed out, for millions of girls around the world, motherhood comes too early,' to emphasize the importance of education.

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