Carla, a pregnant teenager in Naples, Italy, talks to her boyfriend Michele. After Carla turned 16, the two decided to start a family.
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A view of Naples, where photographer Stephanie Gengotti spent nearly two years with teens as they went through pregnancy and early motherhood.
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Carla has her daughter, Carmen, baptized.
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Angela, 18, and her sister Virna, right, 14, look after their babies, Francesco, left, and Vincenzo. The two sisters both became pregnant around the same time period.
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Virna, left, talks to Alessandra, 15, in the Naples neighborhood of Via Stadera. The two grew up together. Alessandra is a few months pregnant.
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Marsia, 15, and her brother Nino are on the bed with Marsia's son, Vincenzo.
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Two young girls look after their older sister's twins. Carmela, 19, has three babies.
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Carla holds Carmen while talking to a neighbor. Many of these young mothers hardly leave their homes, Gengotti said.
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Angela and Virna sit on the couch during their pregnancies.
