The Rate Of Teenage Pregnancy

Over the last few decades the rates in teen pregnancy have been a debate; did they rise over the past few years or did they actually decline? Contrary to some doctors and politicians the numbers associated with teen pregnancy have decline over the last couple of years. Although there are still people out there who believe this to be an issue it’s made more of an issue than it actually is. The ads and commercials are set out to scare teen-agers into believing that were at an all time high for this issue, but realistically its actually the exact opposite. Teen pregnancy rates haven’t dropped on there over the course of the years. There are a few major factors that have contributed a great deal to this change. Those changes include but are not limited to: more resources being available to these teenagers to prevent themselves from becoming pregnant, society is more open to talking about this issue as well as the religion and culture change aspect of families today. Despite the beliefs of others, teen pregnancy rates are at an all time low for the first time in decades.

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.

Even though teenage pregnancy rates have decreased in the U.S. in recent years, the rates are far behind European countries. Studies have shown that U.S. teenagers have (a) high rates of sexual intercourse at a younger age, (b) high rates of sex without contraceptives, (c) high rates of pregnancy, (d) and high number of multiple sex partners in comparison to European countries like Sweden, France, Netherland (Bell, 2009).

It is very common for young adults in the United States to become young parents as early as fifteen years old. In 2014, approximately 24 young women out of a thousand got pregnant from the ages of 15-19. Although this is about a 9% drop sing 2013, teen pregnancy is still a major issue among young, developing adolescents (CDC, 2016). This lifestyle shift has raised many personal concerns within young mothers and fathers about how they will raise their child, but most importantly, how they will prevent another unwanted or unprepared pregnancy. Although prevention in the form of birth control and educational programs are available to young adults, it is common for teenage parents to become pregnant once again shortly after having their first

An ongoing epidemic in the United Sates is teen pregnancy. In America, our society is run down by many problems. Most are caused by the older generation, but this problem has risen with the younger generation around the age of 15-19. The peak of the teen pregnancy trend started in 1990 when 60 teen girls out of 1,000 had a teen birth ("About Teen Pregnancy.”). For every 1,000 females in 2013, on average only 27 out of the 1,000 had gone through teen birth ("About Teen Pregnancy.”). Over the years, it seems that the trend is winding down and that less and less teens appear to becoming pregnant. In 2013, the teen pregnancy rate decreased by 10% since 2012 and 57% 1990 ("Teen Birth Rate | The National Campaign.”).

Teen birth rates are higher in the United States than any other country. In 2010, over 600,000 teens were impregnated; however, in following years, the number was reduced by half (Werner, 2014). These statistics show a decline in teen pregnancy; nonetheless, teen births continue to be an unsolved epidemic in the United States. There are no simple solutions to end this epidemic, as there are many contributing factors. For the United States to continue to see a reduction in teen births, Americans must remain vigilant in attacking some of the leading influences.

We need to instill the importance of responsible drinking and sexual interaction in our high school students. According to author Naomi Farber, “approximately 5% of young pregnant women (aged 15-25) engaged in binge drinking" and "24.8% of pregnant teenagers smoked" (Brown, 2003, p. 108) this is why it’s imperative that we teach our young adults starting in high school about the importance of fetal and maternal house. This would include not only teaching safe sex but also the importance of abstinence. By teaching our young adults what being parents is really like, you could drop the underage pregnancy

While motherhood is often a positive and fulfilling experience, far too many women end up exposed to the dangers of suffering, ill-health and even death. Around the world, many women have a high risk of death during pregnancy and during motherhood if under financial pressure. According to the World Health Organization (2015), approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day. Maternity mortality has grown to become an epidemic especially in rural areas and among poorer communities. Our concluded goal, as discussed below, is to assess and improve the health of maternal women under 20 with low income statuses. This will be done under Raising Hope, a program designed to assist young, economic unstable mothers/mothers to be. It is rather sad to note that high teen birth rates acquire great importance due to the

This week’s assignment had me take a closer look on how environment truly influences teen pregnancy rates in my community. Teens living in poverty have a greater likelihood of becoming pregnant than teens living in affluent communities. What causes this disparity? Social and environmental factors are in large part responsible for the disparity. The adults in lower- income families are often less educated, have a criminal history, hold low-income jobs, or are unemployed. Lower income communities are plagued by gun violence, gang inhabitance, and the availability of drugs. Teens that become pregnant at an early age, have parents that themselves were pregnant as teens ("Teen Pregnancy Facts, Teen Pregnancy Statistics Teen Pregnancy - Environmental

The state I looked at for this assignment was Ohio because it is where my hometown resides. The teen birth rate in my state was at about 56 percent, meaning it was ranked at a 28 with 50 being the highest. The birth rate certainly was not too high but could be lower than it is. Between 1991 and 2014/2015 the teen birth rate has declined a significant 62 percent in Ohio. That is outstanding to me at how much the teen birth rate had decreased when I thought it would have increased. What I found interesting was that in 2015, there were 23.2 births per 1,000 girls, less than what I had predicted. In my high school, there was always a girl who was pregnant, which is why I figured the number would be much higher. However, I did not take into consideration

Pregnancy and parenthood is a significantly life- altering event that anyone could experience. These two life events inquire not only physical but mental obstacles. What happens when these events occur when your body is not physically developed and your mental maturity is not fully ripened? This happens too often amongst the teen age population. In the United States, teen pregnancies are the highest when compared to other developed countries. Teen births account for 10% of all births in the United States. (NCHS) While the only way to solve this issue is to educate teens on prevention, Hispanics continue to have the highest teen pregnancy rates because lack of financial resources, lack of formal sexual education, and cultural beliefs.

While many people are inclined to express indifference regarding this concept, teen pregnancy is one of the most controversial topics in the contemporary society. This experience can be devastating for some individuals, as the fact that they are raw makes it difficult for them to effectively deal with the problem. Society becomes more stressing and most teens who become pregnant come to express feelings related to shame and fear. The fact that these individuals are hesitant about letting their parents know that they are pregnant contributes to their problems and finding help sometimes becomes an impossible mission. Lack of life experience materializes into a more severe type of stress, endangering both the mother and the child.

The rates of unwanted teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases are drastically increasing. Sexual Education has become an effective way of enforcing safety precautions and informing teens about healthy sexual activity. Sexual Education is the act of educating others about intercourse, the anatomy of the human body, sexual reproduction, abstinence, and contraceptives. Elizabeth Boskey, a STD expert, believes that schools should teach sex education because of the positive effects it has on the students. However, Sol Gordon believes that the parents should be responsible for teaching their children about sex. Even though Elizabeth Boskey and Sol Gordon take different stances on how sex education should be taught, they both agree that children should be educated about sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, and safe sex.

"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.

We live in an age where teenage pregnancy appears to be glorified by the media. Shows like, Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant, and The Secret Life of an American Teenager sugarcoat the bitter reality that is life for young girls who have unexpectedly found themselves with child. In the real world, teen moms don’t get million dollar deals or public displays of empathy, they receive ostracization, criticism, and a child who more often than not is born into unfavorable circumstances. Getting pregnant as a teenager is beyond easy. Raging hormones, the complete and utter lack of proper sexual education, in conjunction with the rising difficulties of obtaining birth control provides an environment which allows teenage pregnancy to thrive. Although getting pregnant as a teenager is easy, being a pregnant teenager is not. If more teenagers genuinely understood the difficulties accompanied with having unprotected sex and ending up as a pregnant teenager, they might be more inclined to seek some form of birth control.