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Adolescent Pregnancy Among Girls Known to Child Protection Services: An Australian Longitudinal Cohort Study Using Data Linkage

Oliver Watkeys, Kimberlie Dean, Kristin R. Laurens, Stacy Tzoumakis, Vaughan J. Carr, Melissa J. Green
Correspondence: melissa.green@unsw.edu.au
Med J Aust ; (1) || doi: 10.5694/mja2.70130
Published online: 18 January 2026

Abstract

In a population cohort of 44,216 adolescent girls, about 73.5% of those who became pregnant were known to child protection services. Exposure to higher levels of child protection response was associated with increased cumulative incidence and an earlier age of pregnancy.


Received 28 January 2026, accepted 28 January 2026

  • Oliver Watkeys, Kimberlie Dean, Kristin R. Laurens, Stacy Tzoumakis, Vaughan J. Carr, Melissa J. Green



Correspondence: melissa.green@unsw.edu.au

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