The Negative Facts On Teen Pregnancy!!!?

[Miss. cute]

I was wondering if anyone can Answer some of These Questions for me!!

. How can Teen pregnancy affect you and the baby?

. How will it affect you in the future?

And

. How does teen ingage in it?

Thank You!! :)

[pixey03]

1. The teen is physically pregnant.
2. You whole life is changed forever.
3. Sex.

[Baby #1 Due 21/08/08 :)]

- It wont. If she has prenatal care and looks after herself properly. Eats healthy. Although if the teen is under 16 the child is at risk of low birthweight.

-A child affects every mother (parents) futures regardless of their age. Being a teen mum just means that you have to give up certain things earlier.

-How does a teen engage in it?? what?? It depends on the individual, If theyre happy then the same as every other woman.


Why do you ask??

[Flejuan]

if you're not financially stable then you're gonna have to quit school for a bit and get a job to help raise the baby. plus you lose out on your teenage years, spending time with your bffs and having a great time. you're gonna have to take responsibilty for everything because you are not just looking after yourself but the baby as well.

[Nunnybunny]

I'm just taking a guess. I wrote an essay on this in high school... but I don't remember it all...

1. The teenage body isn't quite fully developed so the kid will have more problems in school.

2. They will not get the chance to go out and party with their friends.

3. They just DO IT.

[kate]

Negatives?
The teen mom is less likely to graduate high school and attend college. She is more likely to end up in a low-paying job, more likely to be welfare-dependent, and more likely to teenages mean that teen moms are also highly likely to be enter and remain in poverty. Declining marriage rates in single moms. Also, there is a higher chance that the teen mother's child will also become a teen parent.

Yes, some people overcome all of these obstacles...but so, so many do not. It's very sad.

[TrRy]

-- It affects you & your child because you aren't yet an adult & you probably don't have a stable income & all the things you need to support yourself, let alone a child.. unless you are getting help from your family, or boyfriend/husband. It's hard to raise a child so young.. because it can seem like you're not only cheating yourself but your child of a better life - although you can give them the best over time...

== it can affect your education. If you have a baby when you're in high school, you either drop out, or someone has to watch your kids while you are at school. It becomes harder to go to college.. because you have to take care of your kid.. & sometimes.. if you don't have a relationship w/the baby's father, not all guys want to date a girl w/a baby.

& what did you mean by ingage in it..

It's a hard situation to deal with. & you need alot of support to be able to do your best... For teens to purposely get pregnant while they are so young.. IS a bad decision, but if it happens, it can turn out to change their lives. & make them better people. just depends on the people & the situation..

[bailezra]

Babies born to teenaged mothers, and the mothers themselves, are at higher risk for poor life outcomes than babies born to mothers who are older. The mothers are more likely to be uneducated, single, and poor, which affects the baby as well.

In turn, the baby is more likely to experience developmental delays, problems in school, use drugs and alcohol as teenagers, and to become teenaged parents themselves.

Yes, there are always examples of teenaged parents who made it through despite the odds, but that is nearly impossible without a good support system in place. But there are plenty of other teenaged parents whose lives will always be a struggle, and their children are the ones who suffer.

It's best to wait until you are educated, financially secure, married (or at least in a loving, stable, committed relationship), and have experienced life on your own before becoming a parent.

[mum_of_3]

Found this on a website, very interesting. Website address below.

Causes And Risk Factors

Although it is not inevitable, some life circumstances place girls at higher risk of becoming teen mothers. Poverty is correlated significantly with adolescent pregnancy. Growing up in a single parent household, having a mother who was an adolescent mother, or having a sister who has become pregnant are critical life events for becoming teen mother. In developing countries, early age at marriage is the main reason for early pregnancy.

These countries are characterized by low age at marriage, poverty, low value and self-esteem of girls, low level of education and low level of contraceptive use, early childbearing, sexual abuse and assault.

There are several predictors of sexual intercourse during the early adolescent years, including early pubertal development, a history of sexual abuse, poverty, the lack of attentive and nurturing parents, cultural and family patterns of early sexual experience, a lack of school or career goals, and poor school performance or dropping out of school. 2 , 3 , 16 , 17 , 20 Educational failure, poverty, unemployment and low self-esteem are understood to be negative outcomes of early childbearing.

These circumstances also contribute to the likelihood of teen pregnancy. Potential risk factors for a teenage girl to have early sexual behavior and / or become pregnant include: early dating and risky sexual behaviors (e.g., multiple partners, poor contraceptive use); early use of alcohol and/or other substance use; dropping out of school and/ or low academic achievement; lack of a supportive environment; lack of involvement in school, family, or community activities and /or poor quality family relationships; perceiving little or no opportunities for success and/ or negative outlook on the future; living in a community where early childbearing is common and viewed as the norm rather than as a cause for concern; growing up under impoverished conditions and poverty; having been a victim of sexual abuse or non-voluntary sexual experiences; or having a mother who was aged 19 or younger when she first gave birth.

Factors associated with a delay in the initiation of sexual intercourse include living with both parents in a stable family environment, regular attendance at places of worship, and increased family income. 16 , 17 , 20 Factors associated with increased consistent contraceptive use among sexually active youth include academic success in school, anticipation of a satisfying future, and being involved in a stable relationship with a sexual partner. 21 Adolescents who choose to be sexually active are frequently limited in their contraceptive options by peer, parental, financial, cultural, and political influences.

Suggested reasons for increasing teenage sexual activity without effective contraceptives:

Adolescents become sexually mature and fertile approximately 4 to 5 years before they reach emotional maturity.

Adolescents today are growing up in a culture in which peers, TV and motion pictures, music, and magazines often transmit either covert or overt messages that unmarried sexual relationships are common, accepted, and at times expected, behaviors.

Education about responsible sexual behavior and specific, clear information about the consequences of sexual intercourse is frequently not offered in the home, at school, or in other community settings. Therefore, much of the ‘sex education' that adolescents receive filters through misinformed or uninformed peers.

Consequences Of Teenage Pregnancy

Adolescent pregnancy is associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality for both the mother and infant. Teenage mothers are at greater risk of socioeconomic disadvantage throughout their lives than those who delay childbearing until their twenties. The younger the mother, the greater the likelihood that she and her baby will experience health complications.

The health consequences of adolescent childbearing for mother and child are the problem recognized universally. 22 , 23 In addition to health risks, teenage pregnancy hampers further education of female adolescents and consequently earning capacity and overall well being. 24 Also it usually terminates a girl's educational career, threatening her future economic prospects, earning capacity and overall well being.

Pregnant adolescents younger than 17 years have a higher incidence of medical complications involving mother and child than do adult women, although there are emerging data that these risks may be greatest for the youngest teenagers. 25 , 26

The vulnerability of adolescent female heightens due to biological and social reasons and they are more prone not only to pregnancy and child bearing but also to diseases and conditions specially STI, substance abuse and accidents. 7 Pregnancy of a still growing girl means an increase in nutritional requirement, not only for the growth of fetus but also for the mother herself, 27 which inevitably leads the teenage mother to the jaws of malnutrition and she has to suffer from various pregnancy complications like obstructed labor, retardation of fetal growth, premature, birth etc. Recourse to abortion including unsafe abortion, leads to high risk of maternal morbidity and mortality.

Teenage mothers seem to be at higher risk of child bearing with high perinatal risk. 28 The children of teenage mothers are at greater risk of lower intellectual and academic achievement, health complications, social behavior problems and problems of self-control than are children of older mothers, primarily due to the effects of single parenthood, lower maternal education, and large family size. Teenage mothers have a higher incidence of low birth babies. These babies are usually associated with birth injuries, serious childhood illness and mental and physical disabilities.

Birth weight is strongly associated with infant mortality; mortality went on decreasing with better birth weight. 29 Various studies have also shown that along with socio-economic conditions, malnutrition, hard physical work, age are considered as significant factors in giving birth to under weight baby.

The incidence of low birth weight (<2500 g) is more than double the rate for adult pregnancies, and the neonatal death rate is almost three times higher. 15 , 30 Low birth weight and prematurity raise the probability of a number of adverse conditions, including infant death, blindness, deafness, mental retardation and cerebral palsy.

The mortality rate for the mother, although low, is twice that for adult pregnant women. 3 , 17 , 25 Adolescent pregnancy has been associated with other medical problems, including poor maternal weight gain, pregnancy-induced hypertension, anemia, and sexually transmitted diseases. A combination of biological and social factors may contribute to poor outcomes in adolescents.

The only biological factors that have been associated consistently with negative pregnancy results are low pre-pregnancy weight and height, parity, and poor pregnancy weight gain. 31 Many social factors have been associated with poor birth outcomes, including poverty, unmarried status, low educational levels, drug use, and inadequate prenatal care. 32 Psychosocial problems implicated in adolescent pregnancy include school interruption, persistent poverty, limited vocational opportunities, separation from the child's father, divorce, and repeat pregnancy. Incidence of spontaneous abortion may not be higher in the teenagers but procured abortion (criminal or legal) in unmarried teenager is significantly high.

Incidence of nutritional anemia in pregnancy in developing countries is significantly high. Incidence of STD including HIV/AIDS is also significant amongst teenaged unmarried pregnancies.

She is at slightly higher risk of having a baby with birth defect. Below 15 years, incidence of contracted pelvis is higher although after that age pelvis becomes as good as that of an adult.

Generally teenaged girls get easy normal delivery of shorter duration: however, incidences of lacerations of genital tract and postpartum hemorrhage run high. Caesarean section rate is generally low although this may be necessary for cephalopelvic disproportion below the age of 15 years. The most important cause of perinatal loss is prematurity.

In majority of joint family in Nepal, births are always welcome events. Due to low level of education and lack of reproductive rights, adolescents have to experience pregnancy usually decided by mother-in-law and grandmother and this brings various complications during pregnancy and delivery.

The public health implications of adolescent pregnancy are various. Early and adequate prenatal care is crucial for detecting pregnancy risks and assuring healthy birth outcome and a healthy mother.

Teenage mothers are more likely to demonstrate behaviors such as smoking, alcohol use, or drug abuse; poor and inconsistent nutrition; or multiple sexual partners. This may place the infant at greater risk for inadequate growth, infection, or chemical dependence.

The children of adolescent mothers do not fare as well as do children of adult mothers from a psychosocial perspective. 33 , 34 These children have an increased risk of developmental delay, academic difficulties, behavioral disorders, substance abuse, and becoming adolescent parents themselves.

Adolescent fathers are similar to adolescent mothers; they are more likely than their peers who are not fathers to have poor academic performance, higher school drop-out rates, limited financial resources, and reduced income potential. 35 , 36 , 37

There are multiple societal implications of teen pregnancy. Children born to single teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of school, to give birth out of wedlock, to divorce or separate, and to become dependent on welfare, compa

[Kimmmmmy N]

I was 15 when i got pregnant and dropped out of school when i was 7 months but still sat my GCSE's, my son is now 2, I've been back to college, gotten better results than many people I went to school with who didn't have a child. I'm now doing voluntree youth work where I go into schools and talk about being a teenage parent, I also have 2 other jobs, a
steady relationship with my sons father and a great life. Being young never has to be a negative thing.