Two UA sociology professors recently published a study about the effects of teenage pregnancy on young women’s education attainment and earnings. For the study, the professors used data from the Child ...

Both too little and too much weight gain during pregnancy are associated with serious maternal and child health outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight, death, preeclampsia, and unplanned ...

Before the 1970s, young women who became pregnant while in school were often treated poorly or even expelled. According to the US Department of Education, pregnant students must be allowed to ...

In light of the recent reinstatement of the 2020 Title IX Regulations, it remains unclear how this will affect or curtail the rights of pregnant students. With 22% of college students being parents, ...

On November 8, 2021, South Africa’s Department of Basic Education adopted the Policy on Prevention and Management of Pregnancy in Schools, which states students’ right to remain in school throughout ...

The Department of Education recently released guidance to assist colleges and universities comply with pregnancy-related aspects of the new Title IX regulations that took effect on August 1. The ...

“I want to [talk] about female candidates who sat for the…examination [while] in hospitals. As I celebrate, I also want to castigate our parents in the most severe terms possible.” These were the ...