How Teen Pregnancy Impacts a Community Marna L. Diaz Mental Health and Community Concepts Milwaukee Area Technical College February 19‚ 2012 Abstract Even though rates have declined over the last 20 years‚ the United States still has one of the highest instances of pregnancy among adolescents in the developed world (Magness‚ 2012). The rates of teen pregnancy are highest among the poor and uneducated; these communities also have high infant mortality rates and STD morbidities. This paper is
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It is difficult to convince teens to understand the consequences of their idiotic and irresponsible behavior. These consequences could ruin the teen’s chances of finishing high school‚ getting a job‚ and living their lives while they are still young. Unfortunately‚ not many teens think about these consequences until it is too late. Not only does becoming pregnant at such a young age effect the mother‚ father‚ and child’s life‚ but it will also affect the people around them‚ family and the general
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you” all the way down to “I’m pregnant” but when you’re a teenager hearing the last phrase is something that will change your life in a scary and shocking way. Nearly one million teen girls experience this shock each year when they come to find that their pregnancy test is positive. In our society today teenage pregnancy isn’t just a problem but an epidemic. Unfortunately I have seen all stages of the situation unfold recently when my best friend who is almost like a sister to me found out she was
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The numbers of teen pregnancy are rapidly increasing due to mainly unsafe sexual behavior. Without the use of the protection‚ not only one STD’s a threat‚ but pregnancy hit hand. Teenagers these days take for granted the materials available to avoid getting into these predicaments. They do not realize at the moment the situations and consequences they would have while they are just living in the moment. How can society prevent the growing rate of teen pregnancy and help those who do become pregnant
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Position Paper 1 Health Bill 4244 – “The Responsible Parenthood‚ Reproductive health and Population And Development Act of 2011” – An Act providing for a comprehensive policy on Responsible parenthood‚ reproductive health and population and development and for other purposes What is RH Bill? The Reproductive Health bill‚ popularly known as the RH bill‚ is a Philippine bill aiming to guarantee universal access to methods and information on birth control and maternal care. I am a pro RH bill
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Effective approaches to prevent teen pregnancy After reading numerous articles and abstracts in regards to the ever so intriguing topic of teen pregnancy‚ I ’ve come to a conclusion which is a little different than I had expected. Before reading any of the literature on teen pregnancy‚ I was under the assumption that the sex education classes provided in school were an extremely effective weapon against unwanted teenage pregnancies. Of the literature references that I ’ve used and those of which
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that the teen birth rate is climbing after slowly falling for years‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned‚ which in any population can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse‚ 7.2% received no care at all. The reason for lack of prenatal care is usually delayed pregnancy testing‚ denial or even fear of telling others about the pregnancy. Most states
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Chelsi Kasten John Orlet Eng 102-OL01D 1 November 2012 Reducing Teenage Pregnancy with Education We have all heard it‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and students‚ gossiping about the latest young girl to become pregnant in high school. They make comments like‚ “What was she thinking” or “Her parents must be so disappointed.” Did anyone question if she had been properly educated on the risks of sexual activity or if she had been provided with medically correct information? No one stops to think about
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contributor to this dilemma. Teen pregnancy has said to be linked to a number of other social issues‚ such as domestic violence‚ sexual abuse‚ poor life habits‚ low education level‚ maltreatment‚ stress‚ and depression. Studies show that 50 percent of adolescents who become pregnant have a history of childhood‚ sexual or physical abuse. Women who report that their mother was often hit during their childhood were two and a half times more likely to have had sex before age 15. As a teen mother of four children
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Important Facts about Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is an underage female between 13 -19 that becomes pregnant. During pregnancy‚ many females drop-out of school to deliver and take care of their child. There are many issues which occur with teenage girls during their pregnancy. The top three issues are emotional‚ social‚ and health problems. There are many thing that you can do to avoid becoming pregnancy abstinence as an option‚ sexual pressure‚ and Clarifying the values and setting boundaries
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