Pregnancy

time and have to think about their kid’s future instead. Teenage pregnancy is a serious problem because there should be ways to prevent teen pregnancy, teenage pregnancy programs should be taught to students of all ages in schools, and teen pregnancy affects their education and future. First, teenage pregnancy is a serious problem because it should be ways to prevent teen pregnancy. “Other priority populations for CDC’s teen pregnancy prevention efforts include young people in foster care…

young parents by starting a Babysitters Club so they can take GED classes. The United States has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the western industrialized world. Nearly 85% are unplanned , which in any population can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse, 7.2% received no care at all. Viewing teen pregnancy as a negative experience is detrimental to both the mother & child ; therefore , society needs to assists pregnant…

Alcohol use during pregnancy is a major public health concern and the focus of widespread media concentration (2). Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can lead to negative effects on the baby. Consuming alcohol while pregnant can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (F.A.S.D.) and fetal alcohol syndrome (F.A.S.). Researchers Kenneth Lyon Jones and David W. Smith first came across F.A.S. in 1973 (2). This discovery led to widespread public awareness and education, informing women to limit…

Teenage pregnancy rates have been on the rise for years now. Two generations ago a teen getting pregnant might have been the scandal of the season but now it is common to have at least one set of teenage parents in a high school. So, what initiated this trend? Media, abortions, and the lack of sex education have led to an increase in teenage pregnancies. Most notable is the effect of media on adolescence minds. Media exposes children to sex at a young age through pop culture, TV shows,…

ultrasound evaluation and fetal anatomy assessment. She overall denies any major-medical disorders other than she has had some frequent UTI’s in this pregnancy and is on nitrofurantoin suppression. She does smoke cigarettes but states that she is down to 3 per day. She was further counseled on cessation. Based on her height and weight at the start of the pregnancy, her BMI was 36. She did have a positive UDS for THC in the first trimester but denies any current usage. Currently at this time…

In sociology, society is defined as a set of people who interact and share a common culture. Based in this meaning, it can be said that what happens to one in the society will affect the rest. Therefore, teenage pregnancy becomes a social problem, because teens are a substantial part of society. Having a higher rate of pregnant teens will result in a higher rate of adolescents dropping out school due to the fact that they will not have time to attend. Consequently…

Teen pregnancy is preventable when the right methods are being used. Birth Control is one of the many approaches of doing so. It is shocking to take into consideration the rate of teen pregnancies present in the United States alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “In 2015, a total of 229,715 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Birth Control is not being further endorsed to young teenage girls even when the rate…

Surprisingly, teen pregnancy rates have dropped over the years. Between 2007 and 2012, one-third the rate in the mid-2000s dropped. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, there was a six percent decrease from 2011 to 2012. I was not surprised to find in my search that teen minorities have always had higher birth rates than white teens. African Americans have the greater decline compared to the white. African-American girls ages 15-19 had a pregnancy rate 60% higher than their…

influence of girl (adolescents) pregnancy and the relationship between sexual activity and suicide. Girls who is pregnancy will lose social activity, feel lonely and cause disease. The relationship between teens pregnancy and suicide is that people had sexual activity are more likely to suicide and more teenage boys suicide than girls, high probably of girls attend to plan suicide than boys. Multiple research studies indicate that unsafe sex of teenager leads pregnancy effect young people’s…

City Chicago, on June 25th, 2016. We have many high expectations for this program and we hope that with this in place in one of the lowest income areas of Chicago that this will drastically reduce the ever so high rate of teenage pregnancy. Unwanted teenage pregnancy is an epidemic that has always been an issue in the world, but in the last ten years, has begun to run rampant in low-income areas. Our target population in teenaged males and females aged between 13-18. Teenagers at this stage…