The issue with teen pregnancy is the health risks for the baby and the teenage mother. Suffering from health, social, and emotional problems …show more content…
The MTV‘s 16 and pregnant show is a hour long series focuses on the challenging role of adolescent pregnancy. It is seen as an entertainment-education program for teens to understand the process of a pregnancy. Learning the consequences (positive and negative) and observing other’s mistakes can alter own actions to avoid receiving similar negative consequences. Adolescent girl’s complete surveys after watching the TV show on teen pregnancy. It was found that girls learned more about the process and the after facts of pregnancy. Turning them away from pregnancy, some girls seek medical help for contraception’s, while others knew what to exact when the time came to give birth (Aubrey, Behm-Morawitz, & Kim, …show more content…
Society issues related to teen pregnancy consist of poverty, unmarried statuses, low educational levels, smoking, drug use, prenatal care, school dropouts, being the victim of abuse and neglect, and unemployed. Care facilities, and local institutions such as schools and churches are important agencies in attend to receive valuable information about adolescent pregnancy and other risky actions. Health education, job opportunities, abstinence, personal responsibility, and access to contraceptives are some strategies to reduce pregnancy (Holness,