Speech 2:00 T-TH How to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy carries high cost in terms of both the social and economic health of mothers and their children. Teenage mothers are less likely to receive prenatal care‚ and their children are more likely to be born before term‚ to have low birth weights‚ and to have developmental problems. Teenage mothers are also less likely to complete their education than moms over twenty years of age. Teenage pregnancy and birth rates both dropped in the
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2005). The United States has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the Western industrialized world‚ even though the teenage birthrate is declining (Kauchak & Eggen‚ 2005). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012)‚ the teen pregnancy rate is 34.3 pregnancies per 1000 young women ages 15-19‚ which is a record low for this age group. The state of Iowa has numerous programs to help educate teens in the prevention of pregnancy and programs to help pregnant teens and young
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7.5 Teen Pregnancy Work File Complete each of the activities below. Fact: Teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of school and only about one-third obtain a high school diploma. Fact: Teenage births are associated with lower annual income for the mother‚ 80% of whom eventually rely on welfare. 1. Read the two facts above and choose one of them. Discuss the possible ramifications for the teen parent’s future and the future of the child. (5 sentence minimum) (10 points) since teenagers
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sex education should be taught in school are: teenage pregnancies‚ sexually transmitted diseases (STD)‚ and self-respect. The first reason why sex education should be taught in school is teenage pregnancy. According to the CDC‚ “ in 2009 ‚ a total of 409‚840 infants were born to 15-19 year olds‚ for a live birth rate of 39.1 per 1‚000 women in this age group.” Teenage pregnancy has tremendous effects from family life to U.S. taxpayers. The teenage mother is more likely to not graduate from high
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Did you know that teen pregnancy has been increasing in the United States more and more each year? Approximately one million teenagers become pregnant year round‚ according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy. Around 750‚000 of 15- to 19-year-olds become pregnant each year‚ according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists‚ though many teenagers do not believe that they will get pregnant if they engage in sexual activity. Why are there so many teens pregnant?
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but more specifically teenagers. I found this source by using the search tool Scout. The report includes trends and statistics of the pregnancy rates of sexually active teenagers that use contraceptive methods based on the differences in gender‚ race‚ and grade. The percentage of sexually active teens in the US and European countries are very similar but the pregnancy rate in the US is much higher because the percentage of teens on the pill is much lower. The first chart shows the percentages of sexually
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Masesar‚ Adelaine N. Mr. Dalisay (Professor) Insocio 20 February 2013 How Teenage Pregnancy Became Redefined as a Social Problem? All teenage pregnancies‚ not just the youngest ones‚ were categorized as a problem. The inclusion of older teenagers‚ who are far more likely to proceed with a pregnancy than their younger counterparts‚ redefined the issue from one of uncontrolled sex to one of uncontrolled motherhood. The term social issue relates to matters which affect many or all
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mothers and their newly born children. Celebrity fads and crazes are known to spread like wild fire‚ and much of the population is influenced by these celebrity habits. But how much of an influence do celebrities really have on society namely teenage society? Teenage girls obsess over the latest trends and fashions‚ and the latest trend is motherhood. Like most girls my age I keep up with the tabloids not only to get the latest dirt but also to check out the latest styles and crazes. The latest craze
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Chapter 1- Problem and Its Background Teeenage Issues There are many social problems that teenagers go through. The most recognised problems are teenage drinking and driving‚ and teen suicide. These two social behaviours teenagers go through are the leading causes of teenage death. Alcohol‚ the most widely used and abused drug among youth‚ causes serious and potentially life-threatening problems for this population. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. Society faces
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Teen Pregnancy 9 April. 2012 Teen pregnancy has long been a social issue in the United States; statistics show it is becoming more widespread. The U.S has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the modern world‚ that’s twice as high as in England or Canada (“Background on teen age pregnancy”). In the U.S alone‚ there are about 400‚000 infants being born to mothers ages 15-19 each year (“US has highest teen pregnancy rate”). Expecting teen moms tend to not complete or excel High school‚ there
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