Teenage pregnancy is a phenomenon of current interest. It is a socio-demographic experience accompanied by important consequences such as a change in marital status. A descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 15 teenage mothers who gave birth at hospitals in and around Bogota. Information was obtained on their marital status prior to, during and after the birth of their child, and at present. It showed that most of the women were single before the birth of their fi rst child. Approximately 40%