Teen Pregnancy Problems

When we look at influences, it is hard to say what precisely is the main pressure of teen pregnancies in the United States is. Each year, almost 750,000 teenage women, in the United States of America, ages 15 to 19 become pregnant (U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, 2006). Worldwide, rates of

In 2015 there was about 3,978,497 births registered of teen moms in the United states. Teen pregnancy has been a big issue for many years. A large number of teenagers are having unprotected sex that lead to unwanted pregnancy. This issue cause young girls to make a decision on the future of the baby, weather it is to be aborted, given up for adoption or keeping the baby and raising it. This unwanted pregnancy also takes effect on these teenager's social life, school and work.

Society in general is currently addressing the social problem of teen pregnancy in several ways. One of the most important is an increase in parent’s willingness to not only bring the issue up and discuss it with their children, but also allowing educators to address the issue in schools.

In 2010, New Mexico led in teen pregnancies with 80/1,000 and New Hampshire had the least with 28/1,000 (per every 1,000 girls) ("New Rankings Reveal Teen Pregnancy Rates In Each State”). In America, states are listed 1-50 by which states have the least amount of pregnancies per every 1,000 girls. Now that teen pregnancy has seemed to gone down so much the rankings have changed. In 2013, the leading state for teen pregnancies went to Arkansas and the state with the lowest pregnancies went to Massachusetts. Arkansas had about 46/1,000 pregnancies and Massachusetts had 12/1,000 ("Teen Birth Rate | The National Campaign”). In 2010, Connecticut came in 39th with 44/1,000 and in 2013 48th with just about 13 pregnancies (”New Rankings Reveal Teen Pregnancy Rates In Each State”). In Connecticut in 2013, there were 1,606 teen births and there was a 68% decrease in birth rate since 1990-91 ("Teen Birth Rate | The National Campaign”). But in Arkansas in 2013, for example, there were 4,155 teen births ("Teen Birth Rate | The National Campaign.”). It appears that the more south you go teen pregnancies seem to increase. But even though the numbers are so high, they were even higher back in the 1990-91 which was the peak year. What has changed that caused teens to stop or slow down the pregnancy

The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy of most industrialized nations. According to a 2014 article, in 2013 nearly 273,105 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years, for a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group, and a drop of 10% from 2012. Birth rates fell 13% for women aged 15–17 years, and 8% for women aged 18–19 years. Still, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations. "About Teen Pregnancy." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19 May 2015. Web. 07 Oct. 2015.Under 18 conceptions result in either a life birth or an

The social issue of teen pregnancy frightens many because teens are still babies themselves yet have to begin raising their own baby as well. The majority of teens who become pregnant lack readiness to raise a child,are in denial of the pregnancy as a whole, do not receive appropriate prenatal care, lack healthcare, are

In the year 2009, there were 98 babies born to mothers who were 17 years old and younger at Rockdale Medical Center, according to Rockdale Newton Citizen’s newspaper (Parker 2011). Teen pregnancy has been a problem in our society since the year of 2009. Teen pregnancy is still a widely known problem in our society, even though the problem is on the hush. Teen pregnancies affects both female teenagers and male teenager. Teen pregnancies should not be a continuous problem in our society which is already small. There are many ways this community problem will be fixed and will also remove the distraught in all of the families.

In the United States, teenagers face problems everyday from peers, parents, and their environment. He or she is heavily influenced by their feelings. Feelings are overwhelming, confusing, and also conflicting. If he or she is influenced by their friends, then most likely experiments will occur. The teenager can agree or disagree with the situations and dilemmas. However their choice is influence by what the popular crowd is saying and doing. It is a battle of fitting in or being different. The popular crowd can be involved in two main options, sex and drugs. The results of sex without protection and knowledge is teen pregnancy and possible a sexual transmitted disease. Teen pregnancy is a constant never ending problem in this country. The main idea of this paper is to provide statistics about teen pregnancy, what are the social conditions of teen pregnancy, and find a relationship between

Nothing is scarier than the thought of becoming a parent at a young age. Sadly this is a problem that has become common all over the world. Today it is easy to find someone who has experienced teen pregnancy themselves or knows someone who has. So now the question is how do we solve this problem? Why is it so common?

It is hypothesized that there is a direct correlation between low socioeconomic status and teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy, for the purpose of this paper, is defined as a teenage girl between the ages of 13-19 who are currently pregnant (UNICEF). Low socioeconomic status is defined as families living at or below the poverty threshold. The independent variable for this study is teenage pregnancy and the dependent variable is low socioeconomic status.

Teenage pregnancy is a serious problem in Lucas County. The rate of teenage pregnancy has gone up tremendously over the years. Without a solution, there will continue to be an increase in unplanned children, born with health and mental disorders. Infants born to adolescent mothers are at risk for low birth weight, which is associated with infant mortality, undeveloped organs, bleeding of the brain, respiratory distress syndrome, as well as intestinal problems. “Pregnant teens and their unborn babies have unique medical risks” (Teen Pregnancy). In Particular, teenage mothers are more likely to have a poor eating diet, become anemic, and not take the adequate amount of prenatal multivitamins. The mother may experience high blood pressure, which can lead to preterm birth, low birth weight of the baby, as well as passing it onto the infant. According to Julie Mckinnon “Lucas County has regained the dubious distinction of having the second-highest rate of teen pregnancy statewide, reaching levels not seen since the late 1990s”. Pregnancy within adolescence is exceedingly common and is continuing to increase. There are several solutions to this problem, one is to engage in communication as a parent with teenagers about safe sex. Another solution is making it easier for teenagers to obtain contraceptive methods. The best solution to prevent teenage pregnancy is to make it a law that every school is required to teach education on safe sex, the importance of protection, where to

Adolescent pregnancy is defined as pregnancy in girls age nineteen or younger. There are different risk factors for adolescent pregnancy. Besides being young, some of them include: poor school performance and not graduating college, or in most cases high school, lower socio economic status and not being able to take care of themselves let alone another person, and older male partners who do not usually want to be involved in their child’s life, which ends up leaving parents to raise their children on their own. “The reason why teenage pregnancy is an important public health issue is because integrated action across several sectors is needed to help young women avoid unwanted pregnancy and to deal with the consequences of the pregnancy…” (Too Much Too Young? Teenage Pregnancy is a Public Health, Not a Clinical, Problem). Teen pregnancy is also a public health problem because there is only so much that can be done to prevent it from occurring. There is only the complexity of teaching sexual health to teenagers, along with the organization of maternity services to those mothers who decide to carry out their pregnancies the full term, or services for those who decide they want to terminate their pregnancies. Also, public health problem solving includes using surveillance of interventions. Without accurate and appropriate data, public health problems become problematic. Another public health prevention is giving out free or cheap condoms around schools or communities, although

Each year approximately 750,000 adolescents (ages 15-19) in the United States will become pregnant and about 400,000 of those adolescents will give birth. Out of all the developed nations in the world, the United States has the highest incidence of teen pregnancy. Although there has been a decline in the number of pregnancies among adolescents, teen pregnancy is still a serious health concern that needs continued intervention. It is widely agreed upon that becoming pregnant at a young age has negative effects on both mother and baby in many different aspects. What are the reasons for the increased rate of teen pregnancies in the United States despite the health risks, and how can we lower it?

Adolescent pregnancy is a contemporary social challenge that can no longer be overlooked in terms of its magnitude in the society today. Despite the widespread sex education and peer counseling and guidance, there still is a wide prevalence of teen pregnancy, a challenge that does not only affect the teenagers but the society at large.

There are about 860,000 teens who become pregnant each year and about 425,000 give birth. (Lawton 22). Even though in recent years there has been an unexplained decline in unwanted pregnancies it continues to be a problem among teenagers. Even with a decline the CDC says that the teen birth rate in the United States is still nine times higher than other developed countries. Although many teens do not plan on becoming pregnant, it does happen, and there are consequences that come with teen pregnancy. Limited resources, some may have parent or guardian support and some may not, as well as a drastic lifestyle change compared to other teens.