"Several maternal health experts described a sobering list of dangers for the girls at the San Benito shelter: If one of them develops an ectopic pregnancy (where the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus), if she miscarries or if her water breaks too early and she gets an infection, the emergency care she needs could be delayed or denied by doctors wary of the abortion ban."
"Getting the care that is available could take too long to save her life or the baby's, they added. Adolescents are also more likely to give birth early, which can be life-threatening for both mother and baby. The youngest face complications during labor and delivery because their pelvises aren't fully developed, said Dr. Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, an obstetrician in Washington state who specializes in adolescent pregnancy. "These are young adolescents who are still going through puberty," she said. "Their bodies are still changing.""
Pregnant adolescents at the San Benito shelter face multiple acute maternal risks: ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, premature rupture with infection, and delayed or denied emergency care due to abortion restrictions. Delays in obtaining available care could endanger maternal and fetal survival. Adolescents are more likely to give birth prematurely and the youngest face labor complications because their pelvises are not fully developed. Many pregnant girls endured traumatic migration including sexual assault and sexually transmitted infections, with little prenatal care or proper nourishment and the added harm of detention. The facility is owned by Urban Strategies, a for-profit contractor; the main building was converted from a Baptist church in 2015.
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