Important baseline information was unknown related to VE, childbearing history, and depression. The type of child abuse was unknown and the influence of sexual versus physical or emotional abuse on childbearing may be different. Repeat childbearing was defined as more than one birth for the adolescent without reflection of the birth interval. Interval of birth could have varied between adolescents and not signify a rapid repeat pregnancy which is defined by a two year interval between pregnancies.Clinical depression measured via a screen for depressive symptoms rather than a DSM-V based diagnostic might have provided a less accurate picture of depression across the sample and influenced the outcome differently. Also unknown was a history of depression or past treatment(s) received. Finally, a cross sectional design prevented long term capture of the influence on childbearing from a continuation of depressive symptoms and VE. Missing data approximated 7% of data.