Teen Pregnancy In today’s society‚ teenage pregnancy has become the highest percentage rate in the U.S. In this present day‚ the problem is continuing and is vastly affecting our communities. The problem is that teens need to know how easily they can become pregnant. They are effected emotionally‚ financially‚ and many other ways. Teenage girls are not prepared to take responsibility of a child at such a young age. I believe the society needs to become more aware of this problem and get more
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Obesity and Pregnancy Have you ever leisurely walked down an isle at Target and noticed a pregnant women waddling from side to side and thought to yourself man she is fat? Well she really is. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and increased health problems. Maternal obesity is a major risk factor in short term for both maternal and fetal complications‚ including maternal
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“EARLY PREGNANCY MAY LEAD TO UNSTABLE LIFE” It was a cold night. I can’t explain the emotions that I felt inside. At first I was so scared to try but when the time I touched his hot and hard body I felt secured and contented. He forced me to do the things that I don’t want to do. Well actually the truth is I’ve tried sex way back when I was in high school. I got pregnant and tried an abortion but it was too late … I can’t do anything! I cried and ran as fast as I could just to escape that unprepared
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GED 90% of women who weren’t pregnant in high school received high school diplomas. Teen fathers have a 25 to 30 percent low probability of graduating. Only 10% of teen mothers complete two or four year college Children born to teen parents are at risk for: o Low birth weight o Infant mortality o Giving birth as teen o Behavioral problems o Fostor care placements o High school dropout o Unemployment as an adult Growing up in poverty
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Salomon Period 2 Teen Pregnancy Did you know that the United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the world? The birth rate in the United States is 55.6% compared to Canada which is 22.3%. This is a growing issue in our country. When pregnant as a teenager‚ life can become 10x more difficult than you think it already is. Teen pregnancy is life changing. While most teen pregnancies are unplanned‚ even a planned pregnancy had risks and many complications. An estimated 70%
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options before and after pregnancy. Questions to be Answered Below is the list of questions to be answered: 1. What are the causes of teenage pregnancy? 2. How will the pregnant teenager prepare in telling her parents the news? 3. What are the different changes that will occur in her life once she is pregnant? 4. What is the impact of teenage pregnancy to the mother‚ the child and other family members? 5. What are the options of teen mothers after pregnancy? 6. What is the real problem
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Teenage pregnancy is a social problem that affects the entire community. It is important to examine the causes of this problem‚ the effects the problem has on our society and the individual‚ and some of the possible ways of combating this problem. In every city in the United States teenage girls and boys face premature parenthood. If they chose to accept the responsibility of their actions and not opt for either abortion or adoption‚ they have to grow up quickly in order to face many harsh realities--these
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suitable time for their children to become parent and what all things to be occurred before they become parents. (Dallas 2004). Pregnancy and parenthood is an overcoming experience for all age groups but for teenagers it can create a developmental problem as they go through or experience two stages at the same time‚ which is parenthood and adolescent (Bishop‚ 2007). However‚ pregnancy and child birth is a significant health problem in Australia and it changes the family structure and the socio-economic status
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Public Health Concerns Nicole Moore Ohio University Public Health Concerns Pregnancy would ideally be a time of happiness and fulfillment‚ but for many people it is not. During the nine months that a woman is pregnant she and her unborn child face many health concerns‚ many of which could be prevented with proper prenatal care (World Health Organization‚ 2012) Over the past three months that I have been working as a labor nurse I have noticed that in my community there is an overwhelming
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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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