teenager or younger. When talking regards the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy, the 59th volume of Journal of Marriage and the Family stated:
"Pregnancy rates also varied significantly by the severity of sexual abuse, with 21% of nonabused women, 9% of contact molestation victims, 39% of coercion victims, 26% of attempted rape victims, and 43% of rape victims having a teenage pregnancy. "
Definition of "sexual coercion": to dominate one sexually by forcing or intimidating them, especially by abusing their fear and not regarding their desires.
THE EFFECTS TEENAGE PREGNANCY HAS ON EVERYONE
Teenage pregnancy not only affects the pregnant juvenile, but also the biological teenage father, the baby, both …show more content…
As a reasult, the father may become dysfunctional in the family. Commonly, teenage fathers respond to the pregnancy of the teenage mother with acrimony, alarm, and remorse. Many males tend to lack the conscience, responsibility, and maturity to take on their role as a teenage parent. And like teenage mothers, teenage fathers have difficulty coping with the stresses of parenting because they are not yet finished maturing psychologically. However, more juvenile fathers are striving to be involved in raising their child as they begin to fully comprehend their responsibility and relation to the child. Unfortunately, many teenage fathers are not financially capable nor ready to provide for their new family. If the adolescent father chooses to stay in a relationship with the mother and/or provide financial support, the father generally has to work full-time. Without much education and training, the chances of the teenage father earning a job that will provide enough for the family are …show more content…
The baby is more at risk for low birth weight if the teenange mother engages in poor eating habits and because teenagers have a shorter gestation period. Comparatively, babies born weighing less than 4.4lbs have a death rate 40 times higher than babies born over 4.4lbs. Additionally, teenagers have a shorter gestation period, making them more likely to give birth sooner than women a few years older who have physically and sexually matured. As a result, the baby of a teenager is more likely to be born premature, causing health issues and possibly death to the
"Pregnancy rates also varied significantly by the severity of sexual abuse, with 21% of nonabused women, 9% of contact molestation victims, 39% of coercion victims, 26% of attempted rape victims, and 43% of rape victims having a teenage pregnancy. "
Definition of "sexual coercion": to dominate one sexually by forcing or intimidating them, especially by abusing their fear and not regarding their desires.
THE EFFECTS TEENAGE PREGNANCY HAS ON EVERYONE
Teenage pregnancy not only affects the pregnant juvenile, but also the biological teenage father, the baby, both …show more content…
As a reasult, the father may become dysfunctional in the family. Commonly, teenage fathers respond to the pregnancy of the teenage mother with acrimony, alarm, and remorse. Many males tend to lack the conscience, responsibility, and maturity to take on their role as a teenage parent. And like teenage mothers, teenage fathers have difficulty coping with the stresses of parenting because they are not yet finished maturing psychologically. However, more juvenile fathers are striving to be involved in raising their child as they begin to fully comprehend their responsibility and relation to the child. Unfortunately, many teenage fathers are not financially capable nor ready to provide for their new family. If the adolescent father chooses to stay in a relationship with the mother and/or provide financial support, the father generally has to work full-time. Without much education and training, the chances of the teenage father earning a job that will provide enough for the family are …show more content…
The baby is more at risk for low birth weight if the teenange mother engages in poor eating habits and because teenagers have a shorter gestation period. Comparatively, babies born weighing less than 4.4lbs have a death rate 40 times higher than babies born over 4.4lbs. Additionally, teenagers have a shorter gestation period, making them more likely to give birth sooner than women a few years older who have physically and sexually matured. As a result, the baby of a teenager is more likely to be born premature, causing health issues and possibly death to the