Teenage Pregnancy And In-School Adolency

Evaluation: I choose this article because it goes into details to describe why it’s unhealthy for teenage girls to start having kids when they are still teens. It shows what happen when young adults are not properly educated about sex. Therefore, teenage pregnancy is more common in less developed countries because they are not teaching kids how to properly protect themselves during sex. It tells us why it’s unhealthy for teenage girls to be having unprotected sex. And, also it shows us why teenagers are at a much have the rate of not serving labor than adults women are. I plan on using this article in my writing to inform my reader why it’s unhealthy for adolescents to be pregnant at such a young

Teenage pregnancy is a major issue socially, economically, and emotionally. Especially in the United states where rates are astoundingly high. In "Politicians, Teen's and Birth control by Nicholas Kristof "and "Teens and Sex in Europe from the advocates for youth organization" the issues surrounding teenage pregnancy was addressed. Comparison's were shown between the US and other countries' approach toward such a delicate matter.

With an increasingly large number of people procreating during the adolescent years of their life, there have been a great number of concerns raised by parents, child and developmental care groups, parent groups, and medical professionals over the potential dangers of becoming a teenage parent. As it is argued, such parents simply do not have the life experience, financial or emotional resources and often time to dedicate to taking care of their offspring in a manner lending itself to healthy child development.

It is generally accepted that the majority of teen births are a result of accidental pregnancies. Even with the fact that this subject received much attention in the recent years, it is very difficult for society to understand what influences some teenagers in taking an important step in such matters. The environment that an individual lives in is apparently essential when considering the strategy that the respective person is going to employ with the purpose of resolving the 'problem'.

Teen pregnancy has been an ongoing social issue in the United States for many of years. Although the rate of teen pregnancy has decreased since the 90s, the United States is still the highest among industrialized nations. The US ranks at one and a half times higher than Great Britain, three times higher than Canada, seven times higher than Denmark and Sweden, and eight times higher than Japan (Azar 1). Society considers teenage pregnancies a problem because they believe teenagers are not emotionally and financially ready to raise their children even though they are physiologically capable of producing offspring. Bearing a child at a young age has a negative effect on both the mother and child mental state, their physical being and overall in life.

According to the “Teen Pregnancy Prevention” (2016), statistics from the National Conference of State Legislatures found teen pregnancy and birth rates for teens age 15 to 19 in the United States remain among the highest with comparable countries. Roughly one in four girls will be pregnant at least once before age 20. The “Teen

The rate of teenage pregnancies has decreased drastically since skyrocketing in the early decades. Teenagers today have shown an increased use of birth control and a slight increase in abstinence. To draw attention to the problem, people typically refer to it as ‘children having children,’ which is essentially the issue. If teens were to remain abstinent until they are completely ready, the issue would no longer be as relevant. In today 's society, there are serious consequences that follow teen pregnancy, which result in the necessity for a more effective solution. By understanding the history, causes and effects, and possible solutions, the problem may be lessened.

One may ask, is teenage pregnancy on the rise? Luckily, it isn’t. Just in 2013, “there were 26.6 births for every 1,000 adolescent females ages 15-19, or 274,641 babies born to females in this age group” (“Teen Births”). On top of that, nearly eighty-nine percent of those births were outside of marriage (“Teen Births”). The 2013 teen birth rate has actually dropped ten percent compared to 2012’s birth rate. Back in 1991, the teenage birth rate was as high as 61.8 births for every 1,000 adolescent females (“Teen Births”). These numbers may come to a surprise to some, but what does not come to a surprise, is that the United States is still the leading country in teen birth rates compared to other developed countries.

In this report, I will discuss some of the causes of adolescent pregnancy and some of the programs put into place to help decrease the number of pregnant teenagers and teens with STD’s. “Teenager is defined as between 13 and 19 years old.” (Merriam Webster, 2016) “Pregnancy is defined as the condition of a woman or female animal that is going to have a baby or babies.” (Merriam Webster, 2016)

Over 1 million teenagers become pregnant in the United States every year. Only about half of them give birth. The fact that 11,500 of these births in 1989 were to girls 14 and under is scary (1 Freeman). These are not just teenagers but "children having children." Surprisingly, though, the teenage birth rates are falling. In the early 1970s, 61.7 births per 1000 teenagers were registered but, in 1983, the rate was 51.7 per 1000 (10 McCuen). Even though the incidents of teenage births may be going down, it is still significant, there is always a worry about the how the American family with all of these too young parents, will function.

According to the CDC, also known as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “In 2015, a total of 229,715 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a birth rate of 22.3 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is another record low for U.S. teens and a drop of 8% from 2014. Birth rates fell 9% for women aged 15–17 years and 7% for women aged 18–19 years.” Teenage pregnancy is characterized as an adolescent girl, for the most part between the ages of 13 and 19, conceiving a child. The term in everyday context for the most part alludes to girls who have not achieved the legal age of adulthood, which fluctuates across the world, who end up pregnant. Teenage pregnancy is something that affects more than one million teenagers in

Teenage pregnancy has been famously depicted as a situation that involves the female adolescents. For one to be dubbed as a pregnant teenager, she ought to be at the early age of twelve years though in most scenarios it has been fourteen and older. In the developed as well as developing countries, the cause of the teenage pregnancy has been common with most of them being related to the specific situation of the teenager as well as the group that the teenager interacts with. However, the rate of the teenage pregnancy has been varying from one nation to another nation and has been related to the variance of the sexual activities, general sex education as well as contraceptives that are accessible to the teenagers (Atkinson, et al, 2016). In

"Teen pregnancy in the United States: In 2015, a total of 229,715 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years old, for a birth rate of 22.3 per 1,000 women in this age group. This is another record for U.S. teens and a drop of 8% from 2014. Although reasons for the declines are not totally clear, evidence suggests these declines are due to more teens abstaining from sexual activity, and more teens who are sexually active using birth control than in previous years. Still, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations, and racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in teen birth rates persist (cdc.gov)." As teenagers (in the United States), we are peer pressured or tempted to try new things. Some teens tend to try out drugs, and alcohol. However, some are having unprotected sex in which, is leads to having babies. This is called, teenage pregnancy. This has caused the United States to create records based off of the statistics and facts given from, researchers across the United States. In order to help prevent teenage pregnancy in the United States, teenagers must understand why, having a baby now isn’t such a smart move on their part.

“Adolescent pregnancy occurs in all societies, with considerable variation in magnitude and consequences among different countries and regions.” Teenage pregnancy is certainly not unheard of, all nations across the globe have

Teenagers insist on having sex at a very tender age resulting to an increase in pregnancies in some countries, especially in developing countries. However, in the developed countries such as the United States of America, there is a decrease in teenage pregnancies in accordance to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. However, parents are leaving in denial that the teenagers are not having sex (Guilamo-Ramos et al, 15). The parents, as well as teachers, are trying very hard to raise the children who are responsible in the society. They are teaching them on how to differentiate what is right and what is wrong, but the major decision lies primarily on these teenagers. Some of them are however making poor decisions and ignore the