Teen Pregnancy

By: Annie Venable, Caitlin Davis, Derrick Temple, Destiny Campos

Class ActivityOn a piece of paper,

answer the following questions:

• What would you do if you hypothetically got pregnant or got a girl a pregnant?

• What would you do with the baby?

• How would you raise it?• How would you tell your

parents?• How do you think your parents

would react?

The Warning Signs• Mood Swings and Irritability • Secretiveness • Missed Periods• Changes in Eating Patterns• Increased Sleep or

Exhaustion• Change in clothing or

wardrobe• Changes in relationships with

friends or dating partners• Decreased interest in school

or social activities• Depression

The Complications• Newborns are likely to have

a lower birth weight• Teen moms are likely to

become anemic• Teens pelvis is

underdeveloped• Teen moms are likely to

have a prolonged labor• Teen moms more likely to

be undernourished• Teen moms more like to

have a more traumatic birth

The Statistics• 1/3 of teens in the US become

pregnant• 80% of pregnancies or unintended • Highest teen birth rate are hispanics• Highest decline in teen pregnancies is

23% from African American teens• 1 million pregnant teens per year• Only 1/3 of teenage moms get high

school diploma• US annual cost for teen pregnancies

is $7 billion • 13% of teenagers have had sex• Teens on average have sex for the

first time around 17 years old

• 14% end in Miscarriages• 55% end in birth• 76% occur out of wedlock

Causes

• A single parent household

• Substance abuse/alcohol abuse

• Low self confidence• No father figure• Bad relationship with

parents

The Effects• Sons have greater chance of winding

up in prison• Affects mom’s school performance• Daughters are more likely to get

pregnant during their teenage years.• Babies more likely to suffer health,

social and emotional problems when older

• Teen moms are less likely to ever be married

• A child born to a teenage mother is also viewed to have a disadvantage in society

• Fear• Confusion• Resentment• Frustration• Initial excitement

Abortion• First 12 weeks of pregnancy

uterus is stretched open and electric pump removes Fetus

• Vacuum Aspiration compresses the skull cavity.

• Second 12 weeks, woman is under anesthetic and more instruments are used to remove the Fetus

• Can cost $250.00- $1,000.00• 31% of teen pregnancies

end in abortion

Effects of Abortion

• Feeling of being Judged • Fear of never getting

pregnant again• No supported by friends

and family• Negative feelings if

pressured into abortion• Sad • Emotional

Adoption Reasons/Options• Cannot afford to care for

baby• This option is mostly

influenced by financial reasons

• Foster homes- baby can be put in foster home until parents are stable

• Adoptions can be handled with attorneys and agencies

• Agencies place babies with other families

• Costs from $5,000-$40,000 to adopt child

Adoption Statistics• 2,058,915 children (under

the age of 18) adopted each year

• More girls are adopted than boys

• Less than 1% of teens give babies up for adoption

• The rate of teens giving their babies up for adoption has decline over the past couple of decades

Prevention• Teens who have a good

relationship with parents are less likely to get pregnant

• Older children most know the consequences about sex

• Birth Control and Protection