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Hajime White (right) with her daughter Gwen and Gwen's daughter, Quen, at the family compound in Warren, Ark. Gwen had her first baby, a son, at 16, and, defying the odds for teen moms, went on to finish high school and earn a degree in pharmacy tech. "She never stopped because she had the support of me, her dad and her sisters," Hajime says. Sarah Varney/ KHN hide caption

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Why childbirth is so dangerous for many young teens

Laws banning abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among adolescents, whose bodies often aren't built for safe childbirth, or for carrying a pregnancy to term.

Actors Igby Rigney and Iman Benson, who play Kevin and Ilonka, venture out after curfew at the Brightcliffe hospice center in the new Netflix series The Midnight Club. Eike Schroter/Netflix hide caption

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Director Mike Flanagan said jump scares are overused. Then he set a record for them

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When your seatmate on the plane talks about the Fed, you know things aren't right

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Hajime White (right) with her daughter Gwen and Gwen's daughter, Quen, at the family compound in Warren, Ark. Gwen had her first baby, a son, at 16, and, defying the odds for teen moms, went on to finish high school and earn a degree in pharmacy tech. "She never stopped because she had the support of me, her dad and her sisters," Hajime says. Sarah Varney/ KHN hide caption

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Why childbirth is so dangerous for many young teens

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