Teen pregnancy continues to be an issue here in the United States. The effects are lifelong not just to the parents, but the community as a whole.
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According the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “in 2013, a total of 273,105 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group, and a drop of 10% from 2012. Birth rates fell 13% for women aged 15–17 years, and 8% for women aged 18–19 years. Still, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations” (CDC, 2015). Although it is unclear as to the reasons for the drop, we are optimistic that these numbers will decline more in the future. More teens are becoming aware of the impact conceiving a child and are either abstaining from sex or using some type of birth control.
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Let’s talk about teen fathers whom seem to sometimes get overlooked in this process. Gary & Anderson (2010), stated “It is important to note that a birth of a child is the birth of a father and …show more content…
Education is a major theme associated with teen pregnancy. There are negative psychosocial and cognitive outcomes associated with those that lacked education. According to Mosser (2014), “In the United States, girls from low-SES households use birth control less often than their higher-SES peers and consequently have more unwanted pregnancies (Strasburger et al., 2010). Low SES and teenage pregnancy are associated with poor academic performance, lower rates of parental education, physical violence in the home, and less supervision. Consequently, teenage mothers have a higher risk of dropping out of school and living in poverty”. (Mosser, 2014, Chap. 14.6). The positive outcome is with the proper education and intervention, the cycle can be broken and prevent the parents exposing their offspring into a
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According the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “in 2013, a total of 273,105 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group, and a drop of 10% from 2012. Birth rates fell 13% for women aged 15–17 years, and 8% for women aged 18–19 years. Still, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations” (CDC, 2015). Although it is unclear as to the reasons for the drop, we are optimistic that these numbers will decline more in the future. More teens are becoming aware of the impact conceiving a child and are either abstaining from sex or using some type of birth control.
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Let’s talk about teen fathers whom seem to sometimes get overlooked in this process. Gary & Anderson (2010), stated “It is important to note that a birth of a child is the birth of a father and …show more content…
Education is a major theme associated with teen pregnancy. There are negative psychosocial and cognitive outcomes associated with those that lacked education. According to Mosser (2014), “In the United States, girls from low-SES households use birth control less often than their higher-SES peers and consequently have more unwanted pregnancies (Strasburger et al., 2010). Low SES and teenage pregnancy are associated with poor academic performance, lower rates of parental education, physical violence in the home, and less supervision. Consequently, teenage mothers have a higher risk of dropping out of school and living in poverty”. (Mosser, 2014, Chap. 14.6). The positive outcome is with the proper education and intervention, the cycle can be broken and prevent the parents exposing their offspring into a