EFFEFTS OF PREGNANCY ON YOUNG MOTHERS 2.3.1. Health Effects Teenage pregnancy is rarely planned as the teen is still at school and considered as children by their parents and society at large, despite the changes in their body. When pregnancy does occurs it coincides with the teens schooling and this produces negative challenges for the mother to be and the unborn baby. Teenage girls know that they should not be engaging in sexual intercourse at their age, upon discovering their pregnancy they are
Teenage pregnancy is a problem that can occur on every teenage if they do not know how to protect themselves or they lack parental guidance. Sometimes schools or parents not provide knowledge about sexual education enough. Moreover, an increase of adolescent pregnancy is becoming an serious issue among numerous countries. Consequently, adolescent pregnancy can bring about abortion which are illegal. It also has negative effects to health and mind. There are several factors that cause teenage pregnancy
N04A Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy, nowadays, is a very serious issue. The number of females getting pregnant, before the legal age, has been rising throughout the years. On a statistics made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during 2012, there have been around 305,388 babies born to females that are mostly between the ages of 15-19 (para.1). Many people see this as a problem because they lead to the many effects of teenage pregnancy, which can affect the
problem of Teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy is the problem that a woman who under the age of 20 are getting pregnant and became an underage mum which also known as adolescent pregnancy. According to UNICEF (2015), the rate of teenage pregnancy is increasing in Thailand while the rate of contraception use is decreasing from the past years. As a result, many people are concerned about this issue. Certainly, the problem of
family constitutions were risk factors for teenage pregnancy (Acharya et al,2008, p.3). According to case control retrospective study conducted in India (Kumar et al,2007, p. 41) revealed that the incidence of teenage pregnancy in recent years were due to early onset of puberty, early sexual activity in girls and relatively lack of education on contraceptive methods. India is the most heavily populated country in the world and increasing teenage pregnancy. According to a case control study in Turkey
Teenage Pregnancy Teenage Pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy, is in females under the age of 20. A female can become pregnant from sexual intercourse after she has begun to ovulate, which can be before her first menstrual period but usually occurs after the onset of her periods. In well-nourished females, menstrual period usually takes place around the age of 12 or 13. Pregnant teenagers face many of the same pregnancy related issues as other women. There
major overlooked problem which is the problem of Teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy is the problem that a woman who under the age of 20 are getting pregnant and became an underage mum which also known as adolescent pregnancy. According to UNICEF (2015), the rate of teenage pregnancy is increasing in Thailand while the rate of contraception use is decreasing from the past
Teen pregnancy is one of the major problems happening in this generation. The media and television has influenced the growth of teen pregnancy as being a good thing. Many things are experimented to try to stop the fast rate of teenage pregnancy but it isn’t known why teens choose to get pregnant. Although teen pregnancy is trying to be slowed many things are setup to help young parents so they’ll know everything they need to look forward when their baby arrives. These helps include programs, interventions
Teen Pregnancy “3 in 10 teen American girls will get pregnant at least once before age 20. That’s nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies every year’’(Kathryn and Henshaw).Teen pregnancy affects the emotional and socioeconomic aspect, causes psychological stress, and has short- and long- term effects. Teen pregnancy has an emotional effect on the mom. Family hostility may make it difficult to cope with expecting a child. “A pregnant teen with parents may have a hard time accepting the pregnancy, which
Teenage pregnancy is an up growing wave in the United States in today’s society. Many teens today are pressured to have sex when they’re not ready. Teenage Pregnancy is one of the most distressing issues in our world today. Many teenagers engage in sexual intercourse unprotected with their partners every day. All women and men should have total control over if and when they can conceive a child, rather it’s a teen are an adult. Birth Control is the best method for preventing teenage pregnancy