The main goal of this study is to find out the rate of child birth by teenager mothers in São Carlos-SP from July, 1993 to July, 1994. The data were collected during one year and showed that in 14, 72% of the birth the mothers were 11 to 18 years old. The data were also analyzed in terms of, number of pregnancies, occupation, type of birth, and the mother's marital status. The results are discussed in terms of their implication with regard to educational programs to adolescents.
childbirth; adolescence
