TEEN PREGNANCY

By: Sandra Gomez

WHAT IS TEEN PREGNANCY?
 Teen pregnancy is
defined as teenaged or
under aged girl (usually
between the ages of 13-
19) becoming pregnant.
 More than 750,000
teenagers become
pregnant every year and
among them 420,000 give
birth.
 TEEN PREGNANCY
 There are many types of
pregnancy. But teen
pregnancy should be
avoided. When a girl hits
puberty, she is able to
have a child but the body
is not ready yet.
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
 The main cause of
teenage pregnancy.
 19 0r younger

 More likely to have

unplanned sexual
intercourse.
 Risk factors: younger
age, poor school
performance, economic
disadvantage, and single
or teen parents
TEENAGE MOTHERS
 Are more likely to drop
out of school.
 They become dependent
on public assistance.
 They do not have proper
parenting skills.
 Over 75% of all unmarried
teen mothers go on welfare
within 5 years of the birth
of their first child.
MIXED MESSAGES
 The American popular culture glorifies sex and ignores
responsibility. At the beginning of childhood, children
are surrounded by sexual messages.
 Ex: TV shows, movies, games, etc
RISK FACTORS
 Some life circumstances place girls at higher risk of
teenage pregnancy.
 Such as: poverty, poor school performance, growing up
in a single-parent house hold, having an adolescent
mother or having a sister who becomes pregnant.
SEXUAL ABUSE
 High percentage of girls having sex before the age of 15
are more likely the victims of sexual abuse.
 The men who sexually abuse the women are more likely
to be older.
 Many sexual abused girls end up being pregnant by their
abuser.
SYMPTOMS OF TEEN
PREGNANCY
 Abdominal distention (when
your area is bigger than
usual)
 Breast enlargement or
tenderness
 Fatigue (feeling tired and
lack of energy)
 Light-headedness or actual
fainting
 Missed period

 Nausea/ vomiting

 Frequent urination
CHILDREN OF TEENAGE
PARENTS
 Sufferer poorer health
 Most likely to have child
abuse or neglect.
 More likely to drop out of
high school.
 More likely to grow up in
a poor mother-only
family
 Poor under classed
neighborhoods
SOLUTIONS?
 Sexual education
 Clear messages

 Family support and

parenting programs
SEXUAL EDUCATION
 They maintain a narrow  Involve students in the
focus on sexual risks. learning process threw
 Provide information group discussions, role-
about sexual activity. playing, interviewing
 Build interpersonal and parents, and other
communication skills to activities.
resist pressure.
 Address both media and
social influences on
sexual behaviors.
CLEAR MESSAGES
 Teens need strong and
clear messages about
sexual activity.
 Parents carry the primary
responsibility for guiding
teens.
 The media, most
importantly, should
support parents in
preventing teen
pregnancy.
FAMILY SUPPORT & PROGRAMS
 To break the cycle of
sexual abuse leading to
teen pregnancy, fathers
are involved in the care of
their children in a early
age.
 Family programs help
parents to educate their
children about the risks of
early pregnancy.
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