The Dangers Of Adolescent Pregnancy

The first problem that needs to be addressed is simply the lack of access for women in vulnerable populations to prenatal care. This is a major problem because we see that the rate of women who

Death and illnesses among women, infant, and child are preventable. In pregnancy, existing health risks can distinguish or prevent any future health problems for women and their children. According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2016), some high-risk factors that may consider are the following: hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, depression, genetic conditions, sexually transmitted diseases, tobacco and alcohol abuse, inadequate nutrition and unhealthy weight. By having this government Healthy 2020 initiative, factors that can affect the pregnancy and childbirth such as poverty,

Maternal mortality represents more than the loss of lives for individual women, as it also reflects the larger value and prioritization of women 's health and threatens the health and survival of families, young children, and even the communities in which they live (Royston and Armstrong, 1989). Maternal mortality is unacceptably high (WHO, 2015b). Globally, approximately 830 women die every day from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications (ibid.). The causes of maternal mortality are predominately preventable and can be classified into three fundamental causes: (1) medical - consisting of direct medical problems and pre-existent/coexistent medical problems that are aggravated by pregnancy, (2) underlying - social and legal conditions, and (3) health systems laws and policies that address availability, accessibility, and quality of reproductive health services (PHP et al, 2011).

In the 20th century, 95% of young women know about contraception and at least 88% will be able to give birth in a hospital or clinic. This

Summary: This article goes on to explain the major problems of teenage pregnancy. Around the world 11 per cent of births are giving from women who are just 15 to 19 years of age. 95 per cent of these is in developing countries. Teenagers are more at risk of dying during labor. When an adolescent gives birth to a baby the fact that they are still teens gives them less of a chance of surviving labor. They are more at risk of dying during birth than an adult would be. Teenage pregnancy is more common in less developed countries.

Economic growth has much improved the infant mortality rate though better healthcare facilities and living conditions. Japan has fallen to one of the world’s lowest infant mortality levels at 3.6 per 1,000 live births in 2006 (Saigusa, 2006). Infant mortality is largely affected by the health of the mother, which makes pre-natal health imperative in keeping infant mortality rates low. Since Japan offers health care to all, access to prenatal care is easier to get therefore making mothers healthier and help in finding complications earlier in the pregnancy.

The stern figures of the global burden of pregnancy-related deaths are now so well known. Every year, approximately eight million women suffer pregnancy-related complications 289 000 women die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, and 6.6 mil¬lion children below 5 years of age die of complications in the newborn period and of common childhood diseases. Worldwide, the majority of maternal and newborns deaths occur around the time of birth, typically within the first 24 hours after childbirth. In developing countries, one woman in 16 may die due to pregnancy-related complications compared to one in 2800 in developed countries. Many of these maternal and neonatal deaths more than 80% of could be prevented or avoided through actions

That is almost thirty-five percent of all births. Along with all of the common issues, there are new ones arising. For example, in Afghanistan there has been an increase in sales of over-the-counter oxytocin which is an injectable hormone that can be used to stop postpartum bleeding and speed up labor but can be deadly if given incorrectly. Finally, after millions of deaths and little government action, the issue of maternal mortality is once and for all attracting attention. In July, at the G-8 summit of industrialized nations in Hokkaido, Japan, maternal deaths were acknowledged as an important obstacle to development for the first time. It paid off and there has been progress in multiple poor countries. For example, in Honduras maternal mortality rates dropped by about fifty percent after rural clinics were opened and thousands of midwives were trained. In the Indian states of Assam, Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa pregnant women were given financial assistance. In Sierra Leone there were even fines set if a woman didn’t give birth in a

800 women die daily from “causes related to pregnancy and childbirth”, and nearly 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries(“Mic Network”). There is a high rate of newborn fatalities as well. In addition to fatal deliveries, there are also fatal abortions. Without any sort of birth control to prevent unwanted pregnancy, women take their chances at an unsafe abortion. 10-15% of pregnancy related deaths are caused by unsafe abortions(“Globalization 101”). Birth control could make such tragic issues preventable.

Many woman and girls in Chad are not attended to during their pregnancy, with about 23.7% of woman being attended to by skilled doctors. The reason their is such a limitation on accessing health care for woman and girls is because of poverty. Thier are so many people who live below the poverty line, approximately 80% of Chadians do. Due to this high number of people below the poverty line their is no access or a limited access to health care for woman. This high rate of poverty in Chad causes a chain reaction affecting contraceptive prelevance as well as education. Chad has a low percentage of literacy, about 31.8%, and girls in Chad have a very low enrollment in secondary school. There are large gender inequality for example per school compilation rates for girls are estimated at 25%. This lack of education is very serious which has large consequences such as high maternal mortality rate. But education is not the only serious aspect to this predicament but as well as early marriages, with marriages being arranged at early as 11 or 12. This problem is a very dangerous and serious threat to woman and girls in Chad, as well as to the whole

The issue that I have chosen for the Current Issues and Theory project is the lack of mothers partaking in quality prenatal care. It is fairly accepted among individuals that prenatal care is important, but there are still mothers that choose not to engage in prenatal care. It has been proven that the absence of prenatal care leads to an increased risk of low birth weight and neonatal mortality; moreover, the increased risk of neonatal mortality in the absence of prenatal care is observed in women with both the absence and presence of antenatal high-risk conditions1. Since the consequences of not seeking prenatal care are so precarious, it makes one wonder why mothers would choose not to partake in such a beneficial action. One study suggests

As one of the poorest countries globally, Sierra Leone struggles to improve their standard of maternal health. With one women dying every two minutes due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth, those who become pregnant in developing countries face extreme challenges (everymothercounts.org). Whether it may be ineffective medical care or noxious diseases such as HIV, "One in every 21 women is at risk of death in childbirth" (the guardian.com). Professionals in other countries are working towards providing educational opportunities for women and their families so that they may care for themselves. The prevalence of contraception, being around 11 percent, is extremely low in comparison to other nations but is one of the most influential aspects of the cultural

In 2013, 289 000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth and it was estimated that everyday 800 women all over the world died from childbirth or childbirth-related problems (World Health Organization, 2014). Often, maternal mortality is found to occur more often in developing countries than developed countries. Maternal mortality refers women who died from the situation like during pregnancy, termination of pregnancy within 42 days, regardless of duration and place of pregnancy, from aggravation caused by the pregnancy or pregnancy management (Nwagha et al, 2010). Maternal mortality may be resulted from direct or indirect cause. Direct causes are from obstetric complications of pregnancy, labour, and puerperium, and interventions whereas indirect causes are from the worsening of current conditions by pregnancy or delivery (Givewell, 2009). This paper aims to examine the causes for maternal mortality in both developed and developing countries and will end with a proposal for government to ensure women are given reproductive health rights.

China on the other hand has some resources to help women who have become pregnant. They every go in depth on a woman's pregnancy to see what are the health needs of the soon-to-be mothers. Most of these health needs are not even physical needs, they mostly have to do with psychological needs of the women. Woo and Twinn say the same fact that all other authors say about pregnancy which is that it can cause many health risks among the women who are pregnant. Among their research Woo and Twinn came to the conclusion that 3 of the 6 health needs of the women was acceptance of the pregnancy, psychological reactions to the pregnancy and the use of contraception and health advice (595). These 3 health needs are understandable regarding the background

This is the next logical level of prevention after the primary prevention particularly when dealing with the social problems like the adolescent pregnancy. As the