Kenya: Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Nairobi's Informal Settlements - the Hidden Mental Toll of Stigma

[The Conversation Africa] Pregnancy is demanding at any age. But for adolescents, it comes on top of everything else they are dealing with: school, relationships, and the passage into adulthood. Add the hormonal shifts and shock of an unplanned pregnancy, and the weight of societal disapproval, and it is little wonder that pregnant adolescents are at heightened risk of mental disorders.