First Draft – How can Teenage Pregnancy be Prevented? Most adolescent women have no intention of becoming pregnant. Within the past ten years‚ pregnancy rates among teenager’s have skyrocketed and a solution to this problem has still yet to be found. “School sex and relationships education has very little impact on teenage pregnancy rates‚ according to new research.” (Bloom‚ 2012) The increase of pregnancy has become an issue that has concerned American’s for the past twenty years. But the real
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Women’s health is a topic of actuality worldwide. Women from every nation are prone to follow their family traditions during their pregnancy and delivery of their babies. Sometimes these traditions leave both mother and babies in great danger. Upon assessment‚ those of the Haitian culture are often diagnosed as high risk cases when they seek prenatal care. The concept of “high risk” or “low risk” are based on observations‚ interviews‚ and interactions with people of a particular culture or group
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Teen Pregnancy Tiffany Laubach Kaplan University CM 220-57 Professor Campos February 12‚ 2012 The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Are Americans effectively discussing the topic of teen pregnancy? “According to research in 2009 approximately 410‚000 births occurred among teens aged 15-19 in the United States of America.” (Razol‚ Warner‚ Gavin‚ Callaghan‚ Sptiz‚ Anderson‚ Barfield‚ Kahn‚ 2011‚ ¶6) Therefore‚ the United States of America ranks number one among all other countries and teen pregnancy is a
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High Risk Pregnancy -pregnant with a concurrent medical disease -with pregnancy related complication -presence of external factor that jeopardizes the health of the mother‚ the fetus‚ or both [pic] Candidiasis (Moniliasis) INCIDENCE: • 75% of women will have at least 1 episode of VVC with 40-45% having 2 or more episodes ETIOLOGIC AGENT: • Candida albicans‚ Candida glabrata MODE OF TRANSMISSION normal flora of the skin & vagina not considered
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According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy there has been a decline in teen pregnancy since the 1990’s. Despite the decline in teen pregnancy the rates in the U.S. are still too high. Thirty percent of the teenage girls get pregnant at least once before they reach age 20 (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy‚ 2006). Instead of becoming comfortable with knowing the teen pregnancy rate is declining‚ prevention programs need to continue as well as change with the
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the health issue of teenage pregnancy. I will then discuss the view from a ‘Biopsychosocial’ perspective‚ which will include explanations as to why pregnancy occurs amongst teenagers. This assignment will include a portfolio of evidence which I collected from various sources about teenage pregnancies. About teenage pregnancy According to‚ (UNICEF‚ 2008) Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ typically within the ages of 13-19‚ becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancy commonly refers to girls
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(Cefazolin‚ 2011). She delivered on 10/28/13 without complications. Her blood pressure decreased to the 140’s/80’s-90’s range where it remained. She was given the rubella vaccine and magnesium sulfate was discontinued. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) occurs in 5-10% of pregnancies (Sibai & Ross‚ 2010). Symptoms include nausea‚ vomiting‚ dizziness‚ headaches‚ and sudden weight gain (Sibai & Ross‚ 2010) but its occurrence may never be noticed and the mother may feel perfectly well as was the case
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most number of teenage pregnancy cases‚ it is also alarming to know that the Philippines‚ among the ASEAN sectors‚ is the only nation wherein the rate is increasing. Adolescents make up twenty one percent of the total population of the Philippines‚ and about ten percent of the girls who are aged fifteen to nineteen have already gotten pregnant. These numbers are striking for a country that is dubbed as conservative‚ but these are the facts and it must be faced. Teenage pregnancy is a serious crisis
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DISCUSSIONS Definition and explanation of teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is simply defined teenage girl who became pregnant at an early age. The term connotes that the girl has not reach the legal adulthood before conceiving. Like United States‚ our country‚ Philippines also facing this kind of problem. Our government discusses how to prevent and low down the rate of pregnancy especially in the teenagers. Most cases of teenage pregnancies are observed in the lower economic strata of society
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Conclusion Teen pregnancy is a pregnancy in female human-beings who are below the age of twenty years and being a teen parent it isn’t as great as it sounds. Teen pregnancy should be highly discouraged has it has effect on the teenage mother and the baby born. The teen mother may face complications such as premature labor‚ medical complication during the pregnancy period‚ at child birth or after child birth and are likely to drop out of school. One cause for an early pregnancy for a teenager is
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