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Rebecca and Monique

A look at what it is like to be underage and pregnant. Sixteen-year-old Rebecca's ambitions to be a horse vet are uncertain after discovering she is pregnant.

Series which goes behind the sensational headlines to discover what it is like to be underage and pregnant. Following a mix of schoolgirl mums and dads from varied backgrounds, the teens tell the story of how their lives are transformed from pregnancy to birth, and then life with a baby.

As well as sharing their hopes and fears, viewers see how the pregnancy affects the rest of their world, from relationships with partners, friends and family, to the impact on their education, body image and social life.

Until seven months ago, 16-year-old Rebecca was focused on her dream of becoming a horse vet. She planned to start a college course that she hoped would be the first steps in her new career. After splitting up with her boyfriend of six months, she discovered she was pregnant.

With no support from the father of her baby, seven-months pregnant Rebecca faces life as a single mum. She has already given up her much-loved horse riding, and her ambitions to be a vet are uncertain as she puts back her college course for another year.

30 minutes

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Executive Producer Hannah Wyatt

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