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Teenage Pregnancy
Facts about
            Teenage Pregnancy

• Teenage pregnancy has raised a lot since 2007
• About 10% of all U.S births in 2006 were to
  woman under the age of 20
• 67% of births are to teenage girls 18 and 19
• More then 750,000 teenagers get pregnant
  each year
• About 3 in 10 teenage girls become pregnant
  at least once before age 20
Facts continued….




• About 1 in 4 mothers under the age 18 have a
  second baby within 2 years after their first baby
• Teen mothers are more likely to give birth
  prematurely than mothers over the age of 20
Sexually Transmitted Infections
• More then 9 million affect young people ages
  15 to 24
• Some STI’s include Chlamydia, which can
  cause sterility in the affected individual and
  eye infections and pneumonia in the newborn
• Syphilis, which can cause blindness, maternal
  death and infant death.
• HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Treatment
  during pregnancy greatly reduces the risk of
  an infected mother passing HIV to her baby.
Abortion
I think Abortion is very wrong, because its killing
a poor unborn baby. Yes I understand that not
wanting to keep the baby can play a part in your
decision, but give the baby up for adoption,
don’t kill it! There are some things that I could
understand when it comes to abortion. If your
raped and you don’t want to remember that
night then get an abortion. Any other time is
wrong!
Health Risks For A Baby Born To A Teen
• A baby born to a teen is at higher risk of being
  premature, low weight, or death
• Babies of a teenage mother are more likely to die in
  the first year of life then a baby born to a mother in
  her twenties or thirties
• The risk’s of the baby dying is higher for a teen
  mother under the age 15
Health Risks Continued….
• In 2005 16.4 out of 1000 babies to woman under 15
  years of age died
• In 2006 10% of mothers age 15-19 had a low- birth
  weight baby, compared to 8.3% of mothers of all
  ages
• 11.7 percent of 15-year-old mothers had a low-birth
  weight baby in 2006; 18,403 babies were born to
  girls this age, with 2,153 of low birth weight
Health Risks Continued….
• 9.5 percent of 19-year-old mothers had a low-
  birth weight baby in 2006; 172,999 babies
  were born to these women, with 16,362 of
  low birth weight (2).
• Babies that are premature and under weight
  are at higher risk for their organs to be under
  developed
Other Consequences Of Teenage
              Pregnancy
• Teen mothers are more likely to drop out of school
• Only 40% of teen mothers under the age of 18 go to
  graduate high school, compared to 75% of teens
  from similar backgrounds
• With any teenage mother that dropped out of
  school she may lack certain job skills so she won’t
  be able to support her child
Consequences Continued….
• Teenage mothers aren’t very independent, they
  become financially dependent on family or on
  public assistance
• 75% of all unmarried teen mothers go on welfare
  within 5 years of their first born child
• 7% of children born to women over age 20 who are
  married and high school graduates
Recommendations
• If you smoked before you got pregnant, you should
  stop
• Get early and regular prenatal care
• Eat a nutritious and or balanced diet
• Stop drinking alcohol and doing illicit drugs
• Alcohol and drug use limit fetal growth and can
  cause birth defects
• Avoiding all prescription and over-the-counter
  drugs, unless recommended by a health care
  provider who is aware of the pregnancy
Links For Getting Help




•   http://unplannedpregnancy.ning.com/
•   http://teenagepregnancy.ning.com/
•   http://abortionconsequences.ning.com/
•   http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals
    /14332_1159.asp

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Teenage Pregnancy

  • 2. Facts about Teenage Pregnancy • Teenage pregnancy has raised a lot since 2007 • About 10% of all U.S births in 2006 were to woman under the age of 20 • 67% of births are to teenage girls 18 and 19 • More then 750,000 teenagers get pregnant each year • About 3 in 10 teenage girls become pregnant at least once before age 20
  • 3. Facts continued…. • About 1 in 4 mothers under the age 18 have a second baby within 2 years after their first baby • Teen mothers are more likely to give birth prematurely than mothers over the age of 20
  • 4. Sexually Transmitted Infections • More then 9 million affect young people ages 15 to 24 • Some STI’s include Chlamydia, which can cause sterility in the affected individual and eye infections and pneumonia in the newborn • Syphilis, which can cause blindness, maternal death and infant death. • HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Treatment during pregnancy greatly reduces the risk of an infected mother passing HIV to her baby.
  • 5. Abortion I think Abortion is very wrong, because its killing a poor unborn baby. Yes I understand that not wanting to keep the baby can play a part in your decision, but give the baby up for adoption, don’t kill it! There are some things that I could understand when it comes to abortion. If your raped and you don’t want to remember that night then get an abortion. Any other time is wrong!
  • 6. Health Risks For A Baby Born To A Teen • A baby born to a teen is at higher risk of being premature, low weight, or death • Babies of a teenage mother are more likely to die in the first year of life then a baby born to a mother in her twenties or thirties • The risk’s of the baby dying is higher for a teen mother under the age 15
  • 7. Health Risks Continued…. • In 2005 16.4 out of 1000 babies to woman under 15 years of age died • In 2006 10% of mothers age 15-19 had a low- birth weight baby, compared to 8.3% of mothers of all ages • 11.7 percent of 15-year-old mothers had a low-birth weight baby in 2006; 18,403 babies were born to girls this age, with 2,153 of low birth weight
  • 8. Health Risks Continued…. • 9.5 percent of 19-year-old mothers had a low- birth weight baby in 2006; 172,999 babies were born to these women, with 16,362 of low birth weight (2). • Babies that are premature and under weight are at higher risk for their organs to be under developed
  • 9. Other Consequences Of Teenage Pregnancy • Teen mothers are more likely to drop out of school • Only 40% of teen mothers under the age of 18 go to graduate high school, compared to 75% of teens from similar backgrounds • With any teenage mother that dropped out of school she may lack certain job skills so she won’t be able to support her child
  • 10. Consequences Continued…. • Teenage mothers aren’t very independent, they become financially dependent on family or on public assistance • 75% of all unmarried teen mothers go on welfare within 5 years of their first born child • 7% of children born to women over age 20 who are married and high school graduates
  • 11. Recommendations • If you smoked before you got pregnant, you should stop • Get early and regular prenatal care • Eat a nutritious and or balanced diet • Stop drinking alcohol and doing illicit drugs • Alcohol and drug use limit fetal growth and can cause birth defects • Avoiding all prescription and over-the-counter drugs, unless recommended by a health care provider who is aware of the pregnancy
  • 12. Links For Getting Help • http://unplannedpregnancy.ning.com/ • http://teenagepregnancy.ning.com/ • http://abortionconsequences.ning.com/ • http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals /14332_1159.asp