Migration, Rurality and Early Pregnancy in Lujan, Argentina

About the talk:Adolescent pregnancy and fertility rates in Lujan, a relatively small municipality in the province of Buenos Aires, are triple of those in the capital city, just 65 km away. This research explores intergenerational influences and social isolation as determinants of early pregnancy in Lujan¿s rural communities, which are home to generations of migrants from neighboring nations and northern provinces. About Cydney:Cydney received her BA in Medical Anthropology from the University of Colorado where she first began researching women¿s health and migration trends in Latin America. Since then, she has had the opportunity to live and conduct research in Mexico and several countries in South America. She is currently studying a MSc in Global Health at Duke University. She is also the Duke coordinator for the UNC-Duke consortium Working Group in Reproductive Justice and Migration in the Americas and aspires to build a career in migrant fertility research.