Teenage Pregnancy Issues

There is presently much controversy regarding teenage pregnancy and the probability of its chances being reduced by education and good parenting. The surrounding environment plays an essential role when considering teenage pregnancy and it is thus very important for teenagers to be provided with proper education and a positive environment in order for them to be able to understand the difference between right and wrong. One of the most important things about teen pregnancy is that society as a whole needs to get actively involved in combating it, taking into account that it has a negative effect on the social order in general.

As us females were young we all seem to become mothers, by playing with dolls, and playing house with others our age. It may be easy for us to say that as children we thought they needed some assistance, but in reality that was only our imagination. As little kids did we really think about what it would be like to really have a baby? We were children, but see the thing here is that teens are still children who are having other children. 16 year olds do not just wake up thinking they want to have a baby, most of the time it just happens without being planned. Teens often do not think about what life would be like as a parent which is easy to happen and we should be informed on the reasons why and what it really is like.

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

Teen pregnancy has decreased a total of 8 percent. “ in 2015 a total of 229,715 babies were born to women 15-19”(Reproductive Health:Teen Pregnancy). According to Reproductive Health:Teen Pregnancy the birth of babies dropped from 41 babies to 21 babies, births dropped per 1,000 females aged 15-19 years. Hispanic teens have more than twice the percent of teen pregnancy than white teens, black teens have a twice the percent than all the other races besides hispanic teens

According to the organization Save the Children are born each year 13 million children of women under the age of 20 throughout the world, more than 90% in the so-called developing countries and in the developed countries the remaining 10%. The main complication of pregnancy and childbirth is the mortality in young people of 15 and 19 years. The birth rate for adolescents in the United States is the highest in the developed world, one of the causes is by the difficulty of obtaining contraceptives; in Canada, the number of births to teenagers in the period 1992-2002 has steadily declined; in Mexico is recorded high percentages of teenage pregnancies as a result of inadequate sex education, the lack of availability of contraceptive methods and the lack of adequate public policies in many local governments. To prevent pregnancy in adolescents is necessary a comprehensive sex education, access to contraceptive methods, the support to the parents of teenagers to talk to their children about sex, relationships and contraceptive methods. Systems for the prevention of pregnancy in adolescence have served as a model for many European countries and for other more. In the so-called developing countries, health programs and educational begin to be implemented. Many non-governmental organizations as the International Planned Parenthood Federation offer advice on contraceptive methods for young women throughout the world. They should also provide a better support for teenage mothers, including aid to be able to integrate into the compulsory education, counseling and psychological support and economic collaboration with young parents, better care of children and the increase of specific housing, official protection or

Though reproduction of offspring outside of wedlock has been going on since the beginning of time, it has been drawn to my attention, not only in the world around me, but in my own community, that teenage pregnancy is just as big as an issue. Callow reproduction among teenagers became a social issue when pregnancy rates hit an all time high in the 1950s and early 1960s (“The History...”). As of 2013, there were 273,105 children born to American teenagers ranging from the age 15 to 19. Though teenage pregnancy is on a decline (down 47% from 1991), it is still a huge issue in the world we live in, affecting not only themselves, but their families and the communities they inhabit (Martin).

Teenage pregnancy has become an identified social problem and the focus of much concern. The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the fully industrialized world. While the rates have been declining in the last fifteen years, it remains a source of concern that, nearly thirty-four percent of teenage girls in the United States are becoming pregnant at least once before the age of twenty. The teenage pregnancy in the United States rate is ten times that of Japan, four times those of France and Germany, and nearly twice that of Great Britain. Eighty percent of these pregnancies are unintended and seventy-nine percent are to unmarried teens (Davies, McKinnon, & Rains, 2001). Only a third of teen mothers graduate from high school. Eight out of ten unmarried teen moms wind up on welfare. The children of teen moms do less well in school and are at a higher risk of neglect and abuse than children born to women age twenty and older (Bissell, 2000).

Teen pregnancy has been a serious social issue for quite a while. Often, a teen pregnancy is detrimental for both the teen and the child involved. Both a teen mother and her child are more susceptible to complications during the pregnancy and birth than and adult mother and her child. Unfortunately, a teen mother and her infant are also less likely to pursue and receive healthcare to alleviate these health risks (Teen Pregnancy). Moreover, “teen pregnancy is often cited as a factor that perpetuates the cycle of poverty, since teen mothers are likely to be poor in the first place, and their children are likely to grow up to be poor” (Teen Pregnancy). While there is no argument that teens should be educated to prevent teen pregnancy, there is a debate on how it should be done. Currently, there are two forms of education focused on reducing teen pregnancies: abstinence-only education and comprehensive sex education with birth control. However, sex education and birth control are clearly the superior option, due to its effectiveness and the futility of abstinence-only education.

About 727,000 U.S. teenage girls (12,000 of them younger than 15)-an estimated 20 percent of those who had sexual intercourse-became pregnan in the most recently reported year. Three factors heighten the incidence of adolescent pregnancy: effective sex education reaches too few teenagers, convient, low-cost contraceptive services for adolescents are scarce, and many families live in poverty, which encourages young people to take risks without considering the future implications of their behavior. Teenage parents are much more likely to be poor than those that choose to postpone parenthood. The lives of expectant teens, already troubled in many ways, tend to worsen in several aspects after the baby is born. Education is harder to attain, only about 70

When it comes to the topic of do TV shows like “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” promote or discourage teenage pregnancy, most of us will readily agree that it in fact does promote teenage pregnancy. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of how does this promote teenage pregnancy. Whereas some are convinced that it promotes teenage pregnancy through the fame some of the young couples have achieved, others maintain that it in fact discourages teenage pregnancy by showing the struggles and reality of having a child at such a young age. I agree that the show “16 and Pregnant” promotes teenage pregnancy because a new Indiana University research study confirms it.

The issue with teen pregnancy can be prevented more vastly by understanding the background and history of the dilemma. To begin, teen pregnancy is defined as pregnancy among girls and young women aged 19 years or younger. It has been known that in some cases, teen pregnancy occurs due to a forced marriage or rape, which typically doesn’t come with a solution, but many situations are avoidable. According to ////, “ after rising sharply between 1986 and 1991, the teenage birth rate [has] continued its decline for the seventh year in a row in 1998” (Teen Birth Rate Continues…) An increase in protection may be a valid explanation, but a decrease in sexual activity is the main reason.

Even though the teen pregnancy and birth rates have dropped by one-third over the past decade, teen pregnancy in the United States is a growing problem. According to data by the National Center for Health Statistics and other official data, one in three girls still become pregnant by the age of twenty. In the United States one million adolescent girls become pregnant every year causing the U.S. to be the leader of the developed world in teen pregnancy. One in four of these teen girls will have a second baby within twenty four months and in 2010, a survey showed that only one in ten of these unwed mothers, ages fifteen to seventeen, received child support from the father. As citizens of the United States this is a time when we all need to pull together and help to change the future before it is too late. Many things can cause teen pregnancy but many things can prevent it or at least slow it down such as sexual abuse, poor life circumstances, parents ' attitudes, drugs and alcohol use, and exploitation by older men.

Teen pregnancy and how it has become so common in our society is a difficult topic to dissect. It is a concerning issue which is faced with plenty of controversy and criticism from various groups that make up our society. To understand the ever evolving complexity in this matter, one must educate themselves on how the roles of women and men have changed in our society over many decades, if not centuries. There are many areas to investigate about adolescent pregnancy and how it has developed into a global issue. Adolescent pregnancy has challenged this nation for many years. This study will examine how this issue creates complications that severely impacts various aspects of our society and to also understand that our society has

Going through school can be a difficult time for children, especially during their adolescent years. The most difficult part of high school is dealing with peer pressure and the constant pressure of having sex. As children go through life and generations go in and out of the school system it is becoming more common for teens to partake in sexual activities. It is said that 47% of all high school students are sexually active and have been with more than one sexual partner. Unfortunately, this activity is something that does not discriminate. In-fact, it can be seen in all genders, races, and communities.

For generations, teen pregnancy has been a prevalent issue, with women becoming mothers as early as aged fifteen to nineteen. This issue arose from undereducation about safe sex practices. Teen pregnancy was more accepted in earlier years due to the shorter human life span at the time, but as time passed and people started living longer, it became a practice for people with lower socioeconomic standing. Teenage pregnancy was seen as a woman doing her duty by bringing a child into the world. This belief is still held by many cultures and in many places like sub-Saharan Africa and parts of south-central and eastern Asia today. The focus of my study is how programs that teach young adults about the consequences of