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    Beyond 9 months: a study on the significance of early childbearing on a women's educational attainment
    (2002-11) Aguilar, Karla Antonette S.
    In this paper, we model and estimate the relationship between teenage childbearing at different ages and educational attainment. We employ a two-stage least squares estimation method to take into account the endogeneity and simultaneity bias of age at first childbirth and educational attainment. Using data from the 1994 Young Adult Fertility Survey (YAFS2), we find that teenage childbearing at any age substantially reduces years of formal education and hence the educational attainment of women. Our results suggest that "a teen birth is a teen birth", and that public policies that reduce teenage childbearing are likely to have positive effects on the economic well being of young mothers.
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    The effects of teenage pregnancy on neonatal mortality
    (2010-10) Ame, Maria Angela Kristina Ilagan; Go, Carlo Miguel Romeo Sison; Desierto, Desiree
    This paper aims to answer how adolescent fertility affects neonatal mortality. Previous researches have seen trends where adolescent mothers are less conscientious when it comes to taking care of their children. In line with past literature, the hypothesis presented in this research states that adolescent fertility brings about poorer health to their children. Most studies on this topic are conducted abroad. Adolescent fertility researches on countries like Brazil, Colombia and the Caribbean have been studied by different researchers. This paper would, however, concentrate on the local scene and condition using the Philippine DHS data. With the available figures, this study will use Logistic Regression (Logit) regression on cross sectional data and shall control for factors such as poverty and level of maternal education since it might affect how adolescent mothers take care of their children. The researchers have found that teenage mothers have a higher chance of losing their child during or after their pregnancy.