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Teen pregnancy is a growing problem in Mexico, which ranks number one for teen pregnancies among the 34 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. But there is a house in Mexico City that’s taking care of these teen mothers and their babies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4La2c_DIrl8 The place has sheltered more than two thousand teenage mothers, helping them with childcare and in finding scholarships. The Mexican government says it’s taken steps to help tackle the high number of young pregnancies and mothers, But it continues to rise, And only a few manage to find the kind of support that Casa de las Mercedes offers. In Mexico, more than 90 percent of teenage and pre-teen mothers do not go to school.  Girls who enter into early pregnancy become pregnant at an early age are excluded from both the classroom and higher paying and find it hard to get jobs with…