TEEN PREGNANCY TEEN PREGNANCY
Dec 31, 2015
Over 1 million Teens Over 1 million Teens become pregnant each become pregnant each
year; About 600,000 give year; About 600,000 give birthbirth
Of Every 100 Teen girls Of Every 100 Teen girls 10 will get pregnant 10 will get pregnant 6 will give birth6 will give birth
PHYSICAL PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES
Younger the mother is, the greater Younger the mother is, the greater the risk of physical problems during the risk of physical problems during pregnancypregnancy
Death rate is higherDeath rate is higher STD’sSTD’s Late or no prenatal careLate or no prenatal care Increase the risk that their babies Increase the risk that their babies
will be born with complicationswill be born with complications
Financial Financial cONSEQUENCEScONSEQUENCES
Teens have not yet completed high Teens have not yet completed high schoolschool
Not ready financially to support Not ready financially to support baby, home, and spousebaby, home, and spouse
Future career is jeopardizedFuture career is jeopardized
Emotional Emotional CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES
Still growing and maturing Still growing and maturing emotionally themselves.emotionally themselves.
Hormones and changing body Hormones and changing body causes emotional stresscauses emotional stress
Social CONSEQUENCESSocial CONSEQUENCES
Most friends do not want to drag a Most friends do not want to drag a baby alongbaby along
Educational Educational CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES
College is expensiveCollege is expensive Child care if continue educationChild care if continue education Limited access to future educational Limited access to future educational
oportunitiesoportunities
Consequences of Teen Consequences of Teen PregnancyPregnancy
Most likely drop out of high schoolMost likely drop out of high school Lack job skillsLack job skills Parenting skillsParenting skills
Health Risks for BabyHealth Risks for Baby
Low birth weight babyLow birth weight baby Organs and lungs not Organs and lungs not
developeddeveloped 40 times more likely to die 40 times more likely to die
in 1in 1stst year year Because of eating habits, Because of eating habits,
smoking, drinking, drugs smoking, drinking, drugs increases risk that baby increases risk that baby will be born with problemswill be born with problems