Teen Pregancy
Essay by Kayy.Qxeen01 • January 26, 2017 • Essay • 435 Words (2 Pages) • 1,035 Views
One of the most significant reasons to avoid becoming a teenage mother is that it has the possibility of negatively impacting your future. The majority of colleges require a high school diploma in order to be enrolled. Many teens are forced to drop out of school due to their pregnancies. In 2015, over 229,000 babies were born to teenage girls between the ages of 15 – 19, with 62% percent of those teenage those mothers, only approximately 6% of those teens attended a four-year college. In the 21st Century, most, if not all, jobs require a college degree. Teens that didn’t get the opportunity to attend college may have a difficult time finding a job, thus making it hard to support for themselves and their child.
According to Stanley J. Swierzewski, teenage mothers are less likely to gain adequate weight during pregnancies, leading to a low birthweight of the baby. Babies born with a lower birthrate tend to have organs that are not yet fully developed. This can cause several to lower the health risks of teenage pregnancies. Getting early prenatal care, taking prenatal vitamins, and avoiding drugs are just a few ways to ensure a good health during and after a pregnancy.
Some parenting issues are more difficult to deal with than others and parenting a pregnant teenager through an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy is a challenge. However, parental support of pregnant teens can be vital in to not only the baby's future but also the teens. a hard and stressful time. However, there are a number of support options available for pregnant teens and their parents. The first thing to do is to consider your options and make a decision about what might be best for the baby, the teenager and the family overall. Two things to some social services. There are also living centers where pregnant teens can find safe, affordable child care, and a place to live while they look for work and try to get on their feet.
Teen pregnancy and childbearing bring substantial social and economic costs through immediate and long-term impacts on teen parents and their teen mother and her child even after adjusting for those factors that increased the teenager’s risk for pregnancy, such as having parents are more likely to become pregnant at a young age as well. In conclusion, having an education is important and beneficial to a teen’s future, and getting pregnant is one way that you put your future in jeopardy. With that being said, restrain from sexual intercourse,
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