The teen pregnancy rate is an estimate of the proportion of women aged 15-19 who had a live birth, induced abortion, or miscarriage during a given year. Teen mothers are more likely than adult mothers to be high school drop outs, be unemployed, and lack parenting skills. In addition to increased lifetime risk of social and economic disadvantage to both the teens and their children, there are many health risks to the infants. These include increased risk of low birth weight, pre-term delivery, fetal distress, and other adverse outcomes.