An estimated 12 million girls aged 15–19 years, and 777,000 girls younger than 15 give birth globally each year. Contexts of war and displacement increase the likelihood of early marriage and childbearing. Given the developmentally sensitive periods of early childhood and adolescence, adolescent motherhood in conflict-affected contexts may put a family at risk intergenerationally. We propose that the specifics of normative neuroendocrine development during adolescence, including increased sensitivity to stress, pose additional risks to adolescent girls and their young children in the face of war and displacement, with potential lifelong consequences for health and development. This paper proposes a developmental, dual-generational framework for research and policies to better understand and address the needs of adolescent mothers and their small children. We draw from the literature on developmental stress physiology, adolescent parenthood in contexts of war and displacement internationally, and developmental cultural neurobiology. We also identify culturally meaningful sources of resilience and provide a review of the existing literature on interventions supporting adolescent mothers and their offspring. We aim to honor Edward Zigler's groundbreaking life and career by integrating basic developmental science with applied intervention and policy.

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在受冲突影响的背景下支持青春期母亲及其幼儿的生物生态文化方法

据估计，全球每年有 1200 万 15-19 岁的女孩和 777,000 名 15 岁以下的女孩分娩。战争和流离失所的环境增加了早婚和早育的可能性。鉴于儿童早期和青春期的发育敏感时期，在受冲突影响的环境中做母亲可能会使家庭代际处于危险之中。我们提出，青春期规范性神经内分泌发育的具体细节，包括对压力的敏感性增加，在面对战争和流离失所时会给青春期女孩及其幼儿带来额外的风险，并可能对健康和发展产生终生影响。本文提出了一种发展性、研究和政策的双代框架，以更好地了解和解决青春期母亲及其幼儿的需求。我们借鉴了关于发育压力生理学、国际战争和流离失所背景下的青少年父母身份以及发育文化神经生物学的文献。我们还确定了具有文化意义的复原力来源，并回顾了有关支持青春期母亲及其后代的干预措施的现有文献。我们的目标是通过将基础发展科学与应用干预和政策相结合来纪念 Edward Zigler 开创性的生活和事业。我们还确定了具有文化意义的复原力来源，并回顾了有关支持青春期母亲及其后代的干预措施的现有文献。我们的目标是通过将基础发展科学与应用干预和政策相结合来纪念 Edward Zigler 开创性的生活和事业。我们还确定了具有文化意义的复原力来源，并回顾了有关支持青春期母亲及其后代的干预措施的现有文献。我们的目标是通过将基础发展科学与应用干预和政策相结合来纪念 Edward Zigler 开创性的生活和事业。