Teen pregnancy: Medical risks and realities Pregnant teens and their unborn babies have unique medical risks. Lack of prenatal care Teenage girls who are pregnant -- especially if they don’t have support from their parents -- are at risk of not getting adequate prenatal care. Prenatal care is critical‚ especially in the first months of pregnancy. Prenatal care screens for medical problems in both mother and baby‚ monitors the baby’s growth‚ and deals quickly with any complications that arise.
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With teenage pregnancy being ever prominent‚ it is very important for teenage girls and boys to have access to birth control in order to avoid an unintended pregnancy. Birth control and sex education is a controversial subject in many communities. The type of comprehensive health education or sex education information made available to teenagers through school is dictated by law. In South Carolina‚ schools are required to teach abstinence and provide information concerning sex as a future reference
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Mr. Xxxxxxx English 1301 October 3‚ 2013 Teen Pregnancy Seventeen-year-old Amber is from Santa Ana‚ California. The life-changing situation she describes is her unplanned pregnancy. On November 2011‚ she gave birth to a baby boy. As a result‚ she dropped out of high school and got a job to take care after her infant son. She now faces many challenges. Teen pregnancy rate is high. “United States rates are twice as high as in England and Wales or Canada‚ and eight times as high
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Teen Pregnancy Jamaica Benton HCS/457 October 15‚ 2012 Cynthia Borel Teen Pregnancy Deciding to become sexually active can be very confusing and dangerous for teens that lack the education and knowledge of becoming a teen parent sooner than later. Television‚ magazines‚ even lyrics in songs all seem to be telling young teens that having sex is okay. The fact is‚ sex is a part of life and‚ like many parts of life‚ and it can be good or bad. Making the decision to have sex all depends on
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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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TEENAGE PREGNANCY INTRODUCTION Teen Pregnancy is a major concern in todays society‚ although the teen pregnancy rate has declined over the past 20-30 years‚ the United States still has the highest teenage pregnancy rate. Most teen pregnancies that occurred 20-30 years ago were to married women‚ while today’s teen pregnancies are due to unwed mothers. REVIEW OF LITERATURE Although teenage pregnancy is decreasing over the last decade‚ there are still to many young women out there that have
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| Teenage Pregnancy | The Real Issue | | Tina Riehle | 9/29/2011 | | A big issue Americans are dealing with is teenage pregnancies. There are different factors that contribute to this. At the micro-level the biggest overall factor is poverty levels. Many teenagers use contraceptives and still get pregnant. “If I use a condom I won’t get pregnant‚ right?” Wrong. The reason for this is because even though the condom was used‚ it may have been used improperly or was torn. Many low-income
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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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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 is not just a rare virus that has recently sprung up‚ adolescent pregnancy has plagued our country for over three centuries‚ but it is only more recently that we have noticed its growth and severe impact on many aspects of society.Teen pregnancy has been around for generations; however‚ not until the twentieth century has teen pregnancy become a major issue. With teen pregnancy on such a rise‚ there are many issues that can be discussed: the many risks of teen pregnancy‚ society’s
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