Hasan, RifatMoucheraud, CorrinaBakilana, AnneNadeau, Sophie2016-03-072016-03-072015-11-25https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23872Teenage pregnancies have potential negative consequences on the next generation. Children born to adolescent mothers are particularly at risk in terms of health, nutrition, cognitive and socio-emotional development. Evidence shows that the early years – especially the first 1,000 days – are crucially important for lifetime health, learning, and productivity. Particularly for the most vulnerable children and families, early childhood development (ECD) is a high return investment. This policy brief presents evidence on the health, nutrition and overall development of children in Zambia with a focus on those born to adolescent mothers. Analysis of issues such as infant and child mortality, malnutrition, incidence of illness, healthcare seeking behaviors, protective practices, late entry for school, pre-school experience and development are discussed.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGODIARRHEAUNDERNUTRITIONBEDNET USEFEVERSTUNTINGCHILD MORBIDITYCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTSOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTADOLESCENT PREGNANCYCHILDHOOD MORTALITYCHILD NUTRITIONCHILD HEALTHBriefWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/K8492