Bearing a child as a teenager is often associated with many difficulties for the mother and her child, as teen parents are generally not ready for the responsibilities of raising a child.  Teen parents are generally less prepared financially to support a child and poverty carries its own set of risk factors for children as described elsewhere on this website.  Babies born to teen mothers are also at a higher risk of low birth weight and infant mortality. 

The rate of births to unwed mothers 10-17 years of age in Florida and Pinellas County has begun to increase after years of steady decline. In 2006, births to unwed mothers per 1000 population age 10-17 years in Pinellas County was 4.1, fractionally below the state average and lower than other counties of similar size except Palm Beach County.

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