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According to a new study, teen mothers are twice as likely to experience depression as adult mothers with almost twice as many African American teen mothers affected compared with white teen mothers.

The study conducted by Beth Barnet, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, concluded that “a recent meta-analysis found that 19 percent of teen mothers experienced a subsequent pregnancy within 12 months and 38 percent experienced a subsequent pregnancy within 24 months. The highest rates are among younger, economically disadvantaged African American adolescents.” Rapid subsequent pregnancy (occurring within 24 months of a birth) is common in young mothers.

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