Teenage pregnancy can be defined as pregnancy of women who have not reached twenty years when the pregnancy ends regardless of the marital status. In South Africa one in three girls has had a pregnancy before the age of twenty. The community at large is aware of the problem of teenage pregnancy. Young women in our communities are falling pregnant while still at school‚ which limits their ability to achieve their long awaited goals in life. It also puts them at high risk of being infected with HIV
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report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-Philippines‚ which showed that teen pregnancy in the Philippines went up by 70 percent from 114‚205 in 1999 to 195‚662 in 2009. Statistics show that more and more female teenagers are giving birth and becoming mothers at an early age. This is a global trend‚ but it is striking to note that in the ASEAN region‚ the Philippines has the third highest teen pregnancy rate and is the only country in the region where the rate is increasing‚ data from the
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Teenage Pregnancy I. Introduction Teenage pregnancy is one of the major problem that the world is facing today. Early pregnancy or teenage pregnancy is dangerous to teenage girls’ health because it may cause cervical cancer‚ aids‚ and eventually death. Teenage pregnancies are often associated with an increased rate of delinquent behaviors including alcohol and substance abuse. To begin with‚ majority of them belong to the low income group. To prevent this dilemma‚ there are some preventions
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Early Pregnancy and its Relation to Severe Commitments I. Introduction Here in the Philippines‚ we believe in the saying of our national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal that “Youth is the hope of our Mother land”. In their hand lies the future generation to follow. But as we see from the situation nowadays‚ what we’re expecting from the youth is the contrary if the saying. Teenagers are prone to pregnancy. Almost every year there is a rapid increase on the number of pregnant youths. One of the major
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A RESEARCH PAPER THE CAUSES OF EARLY PREGNANCY IN TODAY’S GENERATION SUBMITTED BY: Ma. Veronica A. Pelayo BSE- English SUBMITTED TO: Mrs. Cecil V. Sabordo Instructor English Profiency Instruction 2 2nd sem sy. 2014 Topic Outline The Causes of Early Pregnancy in Today’s Generation Thesis Statement: There are many reasons why today’s Generation is involved in early Pregnancy I. Causes of Teen Pregnancy A. Lack of good education 1. Reasons for lack of education
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The teenage pregnancy strategy began in 1999 with a target to cut half the teenage pregnancies in the UK by 2010. The research from the social exclusion unit set the report on teenage pregnancy and this became the Government’s Strategy over the next 10 years. Political objectives are the Government ideology on what needs to happen and what actually happens in society‚ focus is now on their objectives‚ supporting identified vulnerable groups with low aspirations and lack of motivation. Vulnerability
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Abstract Hypothyroidism during pregnancy is very dangerous for both mother and unborn child. There are several complications that the fetus can develop if left untreated. Many times hypothyroidism goes undiagnosed due to its symptoms similarity to pregnancy. Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in pregnancy for fetus brain and developmental growth as well as the mother’s health. With the right medical management hypothyroidism during pregnancy can prevent fetal birth defects by mandated
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Molar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy in which a non-viable fertilized egg implants in the uterus and converts a normal pregnancy into an abnormal one (which will fail to come to term). A molar pregnancy is a gestational trophoblastic disease[1] that grows into a mass in the uterus that has swollen chorionic villi. These villi grow in clusters that resemble grapes.[2] A molar pregnancy can develop when an egg that is missing its nucleus is fertilized and that may or may not contain fetal
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Organization‚ convened the 2014 National Summit on Teen Pregnancy last April 24. This summit‚ which saw the active participation of adolescent youth‚ delivered a clear message: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH)‚ or the lack thereof‚ is fast becoming the defining issue of this generation of young Filipinos. Without a robust response from all stakeholders‚ the Philippines is on track toward a full-blown‚ national teenage pregnancy crisis. Staggering facts support this call for concern
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FACT SHEET WORLD POPULATION DAY 11 JULY 2008 Young People and Family Planning: Teenage Pregnancy DEFINITION Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ usually within the ages of 13-19‚ becoming pregnant. The term in everyday speech usually refers to girls who have not reached legal adulthood‚ which varies across the world‚ who become pregnant. THE CURRENT SITUATION • • • • • Half of the world’s population are under 25. Some 1.8 billion are aged 10-25‚ history’s largest generation
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