A girl married at sixteen and now pregnant faces which health risk when giving birth?
ASudden obesity
BObstructed labour
CLasting phobia
DSevere anaemia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Obstructed labour
1. A young mother's body may not yet allow the baby smooth passage during birth.
2. That condition is obstructed labour, and it is a recognised risk of early pregnancy.
3. It can lead to maternal complications such as fistulas, particularly where untrained traditional birth attendants are involved.
4. Other complications of early pregnancy include psychological trauma and physical anomaly.
5. Obesity and weight loss follow from disease or lifestyle, anaemia is low red cells or haemoglobin, and phobia is an extreme unrealistic fear — none is specific to early marriage.
_Source: NECTA CSEE 2022 Civics 011, Question 1: Multiple Choice, item (ix)_
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