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    • Adolescent Health
    • Maternal Mortality

    Background:

    • Thousands of adolescent girls and young women in South Africa (SA) experience unintended pregnancies annually, with significant mortality risks.
    • Younger adolescents (<15 years) are five times more likely, and older adolescents (15-19 years) twice as likely, to die from childbirth complications compared to women in their 20s.
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    • To highlight the critical issue of adolescent maternal mortality in South Africa.
    • To identify primary causes of preventable maternal deaths among adolescent girls and young women.
    • To recommend essential interventions for reducing adolescent maternal mortality.

    Main Methods:

    • This study is a review of existing data on adolescent pregnancy and maternal mortality in South Africa.
    • Analysis of causes of death, focusing on preventable factors.
    • Identification of key areas for reproductive health service improvement.

    Main Results:

    • Adolescent girls, particularly those under 20, face disproportionately higher risks of death from pregnancy and childbirth complications.
    • Preventable causes like HIV, obstetric hemorrhage, and hypertension are major drivers of adolescent maternal mortality.
    • Significant disparities exist in mortality rates based on age within the adolescent population.

    Conclusions:

    • Implementing standardized interventions for obstetric hemorrhage and hypertension is crucial.
    • Enhancing reproductive health services for adolescents is vital.
    • Improving access to HIV care and treatment for infected women is essential.
    • Increased access to and uptake of long-acting reversible contraception can significantly reduce maternal mortality among adolescents.