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Although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with externalizing and risk-taking behaviors, including early sexual activity, the extent of teenage pregnancies in girls and women with ADHD has been little explored. To learn more, these investigators examined data from 2001 through 2014 in Swedish national registries (covering 98% of births).
The study cohort involved 6410 women and girls with ADHD (mean age, 25) and 377,693 without ADHD (mean age, 28). Teenage deliveries (before age 20) occurred in 15% of the ADHD group compared with 3% of the non-ADHD group, a significant difference. Teenage mothers with ADHD had higher rates of obstetrical and perinatal complications, underweight, obesity, and smoking (first-trimest…