Teenage pregnancy is formally defined as a pregnancy in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday when the pregnancy ends
When a teen gets pregnant, there are three options that they can decide from:
- Keeping the Baby is when the mom keeps the child, it is important for them to have a stable home and they have support from family or friends.
- Adoption is when the birth mother gives her baby up because she cannot take care of it and does not have a stable life
- Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal of a fetus from the uterus, resulting in a death of the baby.
Symptoms of Abortion : •guilt
•regret
•shame
•lowered self-esteem
•dreams
•nightmares
•flash backs
•hostility
•hatred toward men
•crying
•depression
•suicide attempts
Statistics
- The pregnancy rate among sexually experienced teenagers was 152.8 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–19. - Out of all teen pregnancies, 57% end in birth.
-Parenthood is the leading reason why teen girls drop out of school. Less than half of teen mothers ever graduate from high school and fewer than 2% earn a college degree by age 30.
TV shows like teen mom and the secret life of the American teenager have had an increase in the number of teenage pregnancies. They show how hard it is to have babies and how much it changes your life but it makes it look like its the cool thing to do and its okay.These shows can have an influence on the way teens think about having sex and becoming pregnant. Signs of Pregnancy
- difference in menstruation
- bleeding
- nausea
- fatigue
- back aches
- head aches
- frequent urination
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf
http://www.stayteen.org/teen-pregnancy
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/gettingpregnant/earlypregnancysymptoms.html
Taylor, I like your post. It was very informative and everybody should know the importance of teen pregnancy. I also like how shows like Teen Mom make teen pregancy okay.
ReplyDeleteTaylor, i really liked this post with all the statistics.I never knew that 1 in 3 will be pregnant by age 19 in the us that's so crazy. This post is very informational for kids who are having sex and they can see what happens if they do.I also agree with what you said that the show teen mom shows kids how hard it is for those girls.
ReplyDeleteYou have very informative information. I think that teen mom shows teenage girls that it isn't easy to have kids at a young age.
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ReplyDeleteThis was really good and well put together. You had a lot of interesting facts. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteI believe teen pregnacy is very interesting. I also liked how you included the tv show teen mom because it shows teens what can happen and that sometimes its difficult to have a kid at a young age. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting topic, I mean are teens really ready to become pregnant? People can argue that point but I mean the choice of adoption abortion, or keeping the baby I would say is up to the mother, although I would say im against abortion.
ReplyDeleteTeen pregnancy is a touchy subject. Some people think its okay while others don't. I personally think it must be tough for young mothers.
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