kolkata data published in the health departments portal for mother and child care matrima shows that one in six pregnant woman in the state is in her teens raising concern among health experts who say teenage pregnancy is risky for both the mother and the child a senior health official said teenage pregnancy can cause preterm delivery and associated complications chances of still birth is high along with the child the mothers life is also at risk due to eclampsia and anaemia the national family health survey 201920 showed in bengal the percentage of girls of 1519 years who were already mothers or were pregnant is 85 in urban and 196 in rural areas