Negative Effects On Teen Pregnancy

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. Programs are set up and help from other sources give tips to expecting teens as they begin their journey to parenthood. Teen pregnancy doesn’t only have huge health risk to mother and baby, but it also has a big impact on teen parent’s lives. There are many things you must know if you’re a pregnant teen. Maintaining your health and responsibilities are some of the main priorities when it comes to dealing with teen pregnancy. To help understand your pregnancy more, you should ask yourself questions that you are able to answer. Set priorities, you can do this by making a list of things that are positive and negative to you, then compare the list and choose the list with the best options for you. You are no longer able to have fun and just party whenever you want, raising a baby at a young age affects your abilities to do things

“Teenage pregnancy and parenthood is a major societal issue. Each year approximately 1 million adolescent girls become pregnant”(Berger). Teenage girls feel that if becoming pregnant it will make the relationship last and in most cases that is the exact opposite, resulting in failed relationships and many problems for the young mother to face on her own. The couvade syndrome is something used to find the physical symptoms that happen in males during the time of pregnancy, but in most cases the syndrome goes unnoticed in expecting teen fathers. “The premature role and transition to fatherhood causes stresses and strains that compound tensions already inherent in adolescence” (Robinson). Common emotions found in expecting teen fathers are depression, anger, and fear. These symptoms make marriages of the teens fail and financial problems arise in the