1. Introduction
1.1. Definition
A pregnant teenager between 13-19.
1.2. Description
Teen pregnancy is when a human female gives birth under the age of 20.
1.3. Aims
The aim of this report is to advise you about teenage pregnancy, and what how it happens and its history, affects, health concerns, relationships with people and it being a social issue.
2. How does it happen
There are many different ways why a teen falls pregnant. Here are four most common reasons.
2.1. Peer pressure
Being a teenager can be hard sometimes, all you want is to fit in with the other teenagers. Many times these teens let their friends influence their decision to have sex at a young age when they don’t fully understand the consequence associated with the act. …show more content…
Her emotions may start out as frustrations, confusion, excitement, fear, and resentment. They will be many thoughts that go through her brain such as, how she will tell her parents, and what will she tell the father of her baby, what will people think of her. She will become very overwhelmed which is natural. Some teens are so overwhelmed they may contemplate suicide, dropping out of school, or even running away rather than face their parents or deal with these life changing decisions.
4. The relationship with the father of the baby
Many teen mothers find that when they tell the father of the baby they freak out and don’t want it and then they breakup with the pregnant teen. It is said that 8 out of 10 teen fathers do not marry the mother of the baby. The father becomes absent in their life.
5. Health concerns for pregnant teen mums
Because most of teenagers are not physically, emotionally, or financially ready to carry and care for a child, their babies tend to have low birth weight and are predisposed to a variety of illnesses. A teenager will need to have full support from her family to live a healthy life style for her and her
1.1. Definition
A pregnant teenager between 13-19.
1.2. Description
Teen pregnancy is when a human female gives birth under the age of 20.
1.3. Aims
The aim of this report is to advise you about teenage pregnancy, and what how it happens and its history, affects, health concerns, relationships with people and it being a social issue.
2. How does it happen
There are many different ways why a teen falls pregnant. Here are four most common reasons.
2.1. Peer pressure
Being a teenager can be hard sometimes, all you want is to fit in with the other teenagers. Many times these teens let their friends influence their decision to have sex at a young age when they don’t fully understand the consequence associated with the act. …show more content…
Her emotions may start out as frustrations, confusion, excitement, fear, and resentment. They will be many thoughts that go through her brain such as, how she will tell her parents, and what will she tell the father of her baby, what will people think of her. She will become very overwhelmed which is natural. Some teens are so overwhelmed they may contemplate suicide, dropping out of school, or even running away rather than face their parents or deal with these life changing decisions.
4. The relationship with the father of the baby
Many teen mothers find that when they tell the father of the baby they freak out and don’t want it and then they breakup with the pregnant teen. It is said that 8 out of 10 teen fathers do not marry the mother of the baby. The father becomes absent in their life.
5. Health concerns for pregnant teen mums
Because most of teenagers are not physically, emotionally, or financially ready to carry and care for a child, their babies tend to have low birth weight and are predisposed to a variety of illnesses. A teenager will need to have full support from her family to live a healthy life style for her and her