Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan

This brief has provided a basic profile of early childbirth in Pakistan. Measures of early childbirth are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who had their first child before 18 is 6.8 percent and it has decreased over time. The share of women with...

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Main Authors:	Malé, Chata, Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH NUTRITION MOTHER HEALTH RISKS BULLETIN POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE MARRIED WOMEN FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26490066/basic-profile-early-childbirth-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24561

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spelling	okr-10986-245612021-05-25T10:54:39Z Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH NUTRITION MOTHER HEALTH RISKS BULLETIN POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE MARRIED WOMEN FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE This brief has provided a basic profile of early childbirth in Pakistan. Measures of early childbirth are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who had their first child before 18 is 6.8 percent and it has decreased over time. The share of women with their first child before 15 is at half a percent. Early childbirth is associated with lower wealth and lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. Other briefs in this series look at potential causal effects. 2016-06-17T18:30:40Z 2016-06-17T18:30:40Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26490066/basic-profile-early-childbirth-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24561 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Knowledge Brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia Pakistan
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topic	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH NUTRITION MOTHER HEALTH RISKS BULLETIN POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE MARRIED WOMEN FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE
spellingShingle	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH NUTRITION MOTHER HEALTH RISKS BULLETIN POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE MARRIED WOMEN FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan
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description	This brief has provided a basic profile of early childbirth in Pakistan. Measures of early childbirth are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who had their first child before 18 is 6.8 percent and it has decreased over time. The share of women with their first child before 15 is at half a percent. Early childbirth is associated with lower wealth and lower education levels, and higher labor force participation. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. Other briefs in this series look at potential causal effects.
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author	Malé, Chata Wodon, Quentin
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title	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan
title_short	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan
title_full	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan
title_fullStr	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26490066/basic-profile-early-childbirth-pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24561
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Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Pakistan

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