Teenage pregnancy

Teen Pregnancy Declines: The Influences in the United States. Teen pregnancy has been a growing dilemma in the United States for many years. In today’s society, it is common to see a teen that is pregnant, whether it is in your high school class or a stranger at the local mall. When asked, most girls say that they did not plan on getting pregnant. These girls not only suffer from physical effects of pregnancy, but suffer from emotional effects too. Some plan to keep the baby, give it up for…

Australia 's statistics reflect the US trend on teen pregnancy, teen pregnancy has declined from 13,373 in 1996 to 12,983 in 1999. The decline in teen pregnancy has been uninspected due the growing number of adolescents taking part in unprotected sex however the Australian Government of health believes this is due to the amount if indigenous women who took…

With the current population being half females, pregnancy is a concern for everybody. The show “Teen Mom” is promoting abstinence because there are a lot of teen mothers that get pregnant and don’t know what they are doing. But if you do decide to have sex, make sure you’re protected. Teen mom 2 and Teen Mom OG are focused on the mothers that were from the show 16 and pregnant. It follows the lives of six teen moms and how their lives have changed since they gave birth. So, the question is, Do…

Pregnancy Among Teens Teenage pregnancy has been a prevalent issue in our society for many decades. There are many factors that can result in adolescents becoming pregnant, including peer pressure, socio-economic status, and cultural influences (Hall & Hall, p. 2). However, according to many researchers, the main cause of the high birth rate among adolescents is the sex education, or lack thereof, being taught in high schools. Looking into the effectiveness of these “preventive programs” is…

National Trends: According to Virginia.gov, 1teen pregnancy is a critical public health issue that affects the health, education, social and economic future of mother and child; social issues include welfare dependency, out-of-wedlock births and workforce development. Data shows that 1Virginia (Southwest) (44.7) region had the highest teen pregnancy rates, while the Northern (18.0) region had the lowest. Overall, 1there were 7,335 reported teen pregnancies in Virginia in 2013 or an average of…

SHOULD TEENAGE PREGNANCY BE CURBED? Pregnancy among girls less than 18 years of age has irreplaceable consequences. It violates the rights of girls with life threatening consequences in terms of sexual and reproductive health and causes high developmental costs for communities, particularly in combating poverty. It has adverse effects on the young mother’s education, employment, social class, and their parents and also the psychosocial development of the infant. The babies are most likely to…

rate skyrocketing this also leads to more issues like overpopulating, STD rates, more neglect cases, ect. Why is teen pregnancy more common now than ever before, is it just a “popular” thing to be 16 and pregnant? Texas a place that houses 27.86 million people, also houses one of the highest teen pregnancy and the highest STD rates. Even with the recent decrease with teen pregnancy back in 2012, Texas was still the state with the lowest decline in numbers compared to states with leading…

Teen pregnancy is one of the leading issues in the United States, according to the CDC-About Teen Pregnancy, in 2015, a total of 229,715 babies were born in the United States to women aged 15-19 years old, with the highest rate belonging to the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity. Although the birth rates have been declining from previous years, with a 8% decline in Hispanic/Latino community, they are still considered two times higher than any other group. It is not common to see Hispanic teen mom back…

Unintentional pregnancy can be difficult to handle, but an unintentional teenage pregnancy can alter the entire life of the teenager. Teenage pregnancy affects a large number of females in the United States, and Alabama is one of the worst among them. There are specific factors that make the youth of Alabama more vulnerable. The citizens of Alabama need to join together and be knowledgeable of why our youth is at such a high risk and how it can be changed. There is always a way to make a…

The Real Problem of Teen Pregnancy in New Orleans In the past decade, people have been more oblivious to teen pregnancy. They act as if teen pregnancy is normal. This is very hard to accept by others, because the scene of a young girl or a young boy desperately pleading to get an opportunity to undo the "mistake" they have made upon themselves and their future. This is completely opposite of how people choose to carelessly accept the truth of how teen pregnancy affects others nationally, and…