Some documented physical consequences of adolescent motherhood are increased risks of low birth weight, maternal anemia, caesarean sections, cervical lacerations, and premature . In developing countries, adolescent mothers are prone to experience complicated pregnancies or deliveries compared to older mothers. In Pathumthani, studies have shown that women who are sexually active as teenagers run a substantially
higher risk of developing cervical cancer in later years, . However, this is decreasing in developed countries because of the increase of services that are available to mothers. Other factors that increasing risks are adverse social and economic effects associated
with early parenthood. This is often multiplied by the emotional immaturity, inexperience and inadequate skills of a younger mother. Adolescent mothers tend to be as warm toward their young child as older mothers, but that they
are less verbal, sensitive, and responsive as a result; the home is a less stimulating environment
for the child.