MTV's 16 and Pregnant and its spinoff Teen Mom may be directly responsible for reducing the birthrate of teens by nearly 6 percent since its premiere in 2009, according to a new study. Will these findings finally put a rest to the "but it glamorizes teen pregnancy" handwringing? » 1/13/14 1:40pm 1/13/14 1:40pm

The good news? Ebony Jackson and Josh Rendon, who were featured on the first season of 16 and Pregnant, have beaten the odds that plague teen parents by getting married and staying together. The bad news? They were arrested in September 2011 and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, possession of drug… » 4/09/12 4:30pm 4/09/12 4:30pm

This week, MTV announced that it has ordered a third installment of its successful Teen Mom franchise, this time culling the cast from the fourth season of 16 and Pregnant, which will premiere March 27. » 2/28/12 2:20pm 2/28/12 2:20pm

The situation surrounding the teenage pregnant couple on last night's 90-minute season finale was probably the best argument for abortion or adoption that this series has featured, as they had no income, no home, and were forced to live with an opiate addict. Still, the teens chose to raise their child. Allie, a high… » 6/22/11 11:30am 6/22/11 11:30am

As it is with the lion's share of these kids, the baby daddy on last night's episode was an idiot asshole who was way too immature to even begin to comprehend what it takes to be a father. Taylor is a 15-year-old pregnant high school freshman who is going out with 16-year-old Nathan. Taylor's mother seems to be the… » 6/15/11 3:40pm 6/15/11 3:40pm

On last night's episode of 16 & Pregnant, 17-year-old Kianna got knocked up by her 15-year-old boyfriend of two months, Zak. Only Kianna seemed to understand the enormity of their situation—neither of them had jobs and she only had $130 in savings—and how difficult it would be for them to continue their education if… » 6/08/11 1:40pm 6/08/11 1:40pm

The mother of Whitney Purvis—who was featured on the first season of 16 & Pregnant—was arrested arrested over the weekend in Georgia for drug possession. April Purvis, 37, was charged with felony possession of meth and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. When asked for a comment by TMZ on her mother's arrest,… » 6/06/11 6:00pm 6/06/11 6:00pm

Last night's special 90-minute installment of the show featured Kayla, a 17-year-old whose eating disorder caused her to rush to the ER after she began having contractions at 31 weeks, brought on by not eating. Kayla had been diagnosed with anorexia when she was 13 after being hospitalized for the disease. Throughout… » 5/25/11 5:00pm 5/25/11 5:00pm

On last night's episode, 17-year-old Cleondra was the second of her siblings to become pregnant as a teenager. In a rare moment for this show, Cleondra has a discussion with her mother about how she initially seriously considered abortion as an option, but was discouraged by Mississippi laws requiring either parental… » 5/18/11 11:00am 5/18/11 11:00am

There have been young grandmothers featured on previous episodes of 16 & Pregnant, but Danielle's 32-year-old mother Casey might be the youngest. She certainly didn't look like a grandma and when Danielle pointed out her stepfather, Casey's husband, it seemed that initially MTV had made some kind of mistake when they… » 5/11/11 10:50am 5/11/11 10:50am

Last night's episode of 16 & Pregnant took place in Asheville, NC, where teen mom Jamie was provided with free transportation for her infant as well as free on-campus daycare at her public high school. Free for Jamie that is. According to the North Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy literature,… » 5/04/11 1:35pm 5/04/11 1:35pm

Jennifer Del Rio and Josh Smith, the teen parents of twin boys, were already all over TMZ for their court battles, restraining orders, and domestic abuse allegations before their episode of 16 & Pregnant even aired last night. » 4/27/11 11:21am 4/27/11 11:21am