1. INTRODUCTION Teen pregnancy is pregnancy in human females under the age of 20 at the time that the pregnancy ends. A pregnancy can take place in a pubertal female before menarche (the first menstrual period)‚ which signals the possibility of fertility‚ but usually occurs after menarche. In well-nourished girls‚ menarche usually takes place around the age of 12 or 13. Teenage pregnancy is also defined as an unintended pregnancy during adolescence. Teen pregnancy is something that affects over one
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Chapter 2 Chapter Two Teenage Pregnancy and Social Policy: A review of the literature Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to review the available literature focusing on the areas of policy relating to teenage pregnancy under exploration in this thesis. Having presented the various trends in teenage pregnancy and related rates as well as associated and causal factors in the previous chapter‚ this chapter begins by providing further explanation as to why the three particular areas
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Studies SBA. ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy is a social problem that is not fixed by sexual education or abstinence but an overall buildup of a person to lead a healthy life with a healthy self esteem to make good choices in life. Teenage motherhood is a large issue in society. Circumstances contributing to the increase in teenage pregnancy will be examined along with ways that teenage pregnancy can be reduced. Several current programs and methods to reduce teenage
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M. Nodine‚ P. & Hastings -Tolsma‚ M. (2013). Maternal Obesity: Improving Pregnancy Outcomes. The American Journal of Maternal/ Child Nursing‚ 37(2)‚ 57. The article "Maternal Obesity: Improving Pregnancy Outcomes" presents a valued information about select obstetrical risks associated with maternal obesity. In this article‚ the reader gets to know prevention and managenemt strategies on how to avoid or decrease the adverse outcomes‚ caused by maternal obesity. The author emphasizes the
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Thesis statement: Because teen pregnancies have increased due to cultural changes‚ sexual attitudes‚ and exploited media‚ teen pregnancy is becoming a major issue that needs to be resolved by increased parental awareness and sexual education. Definition: Pregnancy - period of time between fertilization of the ovum (conception) and birth‚ during which mammals carry their developing young in the uterus (see embryo). The duration of pregnancy in humans is about 280 days‚ equal to 9 calendar months
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Teen Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is a major issue in the world today. Whether teens are uneducated‚ having emotional problems‚ or simply made a mistake‚ teens need help in preventing pregnancy. Teens should know the consequence of becoming pregnant before the pregnancy‚ not after. Teenage girls are typically unprepared to care for baby financially‚ emotionally‚ and independently. Rate of pregnancy There are high rates of getting pregnant. According to an online article titled Eleven
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Research Paper: Teen Pregnancy Adolescent pregnancy has long been a societal concern‚ but in the past decade‚ this issue has become one of the most frequently cited examples of the perceived societal decay in the United States. The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western world with approximately 1 million adolescents becoming pregnant every year (National Women’s Health Information Center). Teenagers are engaging in sexual activity‚ and at the same time they are choosing
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Teen Pregnancy Speech Teen pregnancy rates sky rocket every year. 560‚000 teenage girls give birth each year. One sixth of all United States births are to teenage girls. Teen pregnancy rates are soaring and many teenage girls are impacted negatively because they are unable to fulfill the many responsibilities such as education and financial needs. Something needs to be done to decrease the teen pregnancy rates. None of you will argue that teen pregnancy rates aren’t high. And all agree something
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Haley Lundak Professor Haddox English 1302- 7a.m. 31 January 2013 Teen pregnancy is a growing trend. Cities and towns all over the country are being affected by this growing statistic. However‚ El Paso is being overwhelmed with this statistic. Teenagers in El Paso are being affected by the growing statistic in extreme ways. The teens of El Paso are being greatly influenced by the culture of El Paso‚ today’s society‚ and they are falling into the trap that their demographics portray will happen
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Teen Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is an overwhelming problem in the United States. In 2006‚ the rate of teen pregnancy had increased for the first time in a decade and it remains the highest among developed countries in the world. “About 40 percent of American women become pregnant before the age of 20. The result is about 1 million pregnancies each year among women ages 15 to 19. Only half of those pregnancies end in actual births” (Casey.) Concerned parents‚ educators‚ and healthcare workers
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