![]() In the context of young parenthood, societies in Eastern Europe, in the Soviet era, were different from Western Europe in two important ways. ![]() ![]() The study compared the health outcomes of young parents from Eastern European countries with their counterparts in Western European countries. Additionally, young parenthood may have negative effects on training prospects, educational attainment and career progression.Ī new study by Professor Emily Grundy looked at whether early parenthood is linked to poorer health and economic prospects in the longer term, by comparing two different types of society which have contrasting approaches to teenage pregnancy. In many western countries, teenage parents face negative media portrayals and social prejudice, which may lead to lower self-esteem at the time of pregnancy and through parenthood. ![]() Young parenthood, defined as having a first child before the age of 20 for women and 23 for men, has long been viewed as a social problem. Can the disadvantages that often accompany becoming a young parent be minimised? Professor Emily Grundy of LSE's Department of Social Policy studied the effects of early parenthood over the course of people’s lives in two different types of society, finding differences between Eastern and Western European countries in life chances and health in later life.
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