Teen Pregnancy is a major concern in today’s society. Over the years teen pregnancy rates has changed. Being a teenager and finding out you are pregnant, especially if the pregnancy is unexpected and not wanted, can put massive stress on a young woman and her family. There are many ways to try and reduce teen pregnancy, and everyone has an opinion on it. However, mothers and daughters go through so many phases (financially, emotional, mental, physical) and these could be prevented if teen pregnancy were reduced by kids using contraceptives, birth control, and sexual abstinence. Teen pregnancy can be very overwhelming and challenging.
“For the first time in the 1900s, teen pregnancy rates have increased” (Williams). …show more content…
They go through different phases such as financial, physical, emotional, and mental. “Studies show the lack of financial support is one more consideration when thinking about how being pregnant affects a teenage mother” (Theobald).Being financially stable makes it easier on the teen mother and her mom because they would not have to stress over so much. Becoming a mother you have to have the money to do what you want and need to do. If you don’t have the enough money that causes the family to worry how they’re going to get what they need. The mother and daughter faces so many things, such as: child care, medical care, family burdens, and more. This stress can cause the mother and child to be emotionally drained. It causes the teenage mom to become overwhelmed. The teenage girl living with her mother may find it even more difficult to cope with pregnancy and she will be drawn by the guilt of letting her down. At this point a lot of questions are rushing through the mother and the teenage mothers head. Some are flustered, scared, frustrated, and sometimes even excited. “While being emotionally exhausted studies show that the intense emotional upheaval interferes with her education and completing assignments and tests in school” (Theobald). This can cause the teen to drop out of school and more. Thoughts about the future may arise when a teen is pregnant. A teen may feel she does not have enough knowledge to be a mother. She may also have doubts about how having a baby will influence her own life and dreams for the