Essays on Adolescent Pregnancy

Introduction

Teenage pregnancy refers to the pregnancy in human females that are aged twenty years and below. Pregnancy in girls is caused by sexual intercourse after the girl has become viable, that can ovulate, which can even be before her first menstrual period but most cases occurs after the onset of her periods. This issue has many menaces alongside it, following the fact that most of the girls in this age bracket have not developed thus experience many obstetric issues. Moreover, many risks are associated with teenage pregnancy some of which include: premature labour, low birth weight, anaemia, and pre-eclampsia, ...

Adolescent pregnancy is one family planning issue that is being addressed by initiatives under the Healthy People 2020. Adolescent or teen pregnancy is defined as pregnancy in females aged 19 years or younger (UMMC, 2011). Baseline figures show that in 2005, there were 40.2 pregnancies for every 1,000 girls between 15 and 17 years old and 116.2 pregnancies for every 1,000 girls between 18 and 19 years old (ODPHP, 2016). This issue needs to be addressed because of the physical, social, and economic consequences to young girls, their children, their families, and society. Teens have a higher ...

RESULTS: DATA COLLECTION METHODS

The data collection procedures in the study are appropriate because they have given the results of the study as required. The topic on the pregnancy prevention from the teens is a sensitive study that needs the people concerned to have an informal environment. Therefore, the data collection procedure used in the study was group interview (Corcoran et al, 1997, p. 365-382). This procedure is appropriate for the study because it allowed qualitative research. The sensitivity of the study needed the researcher to operate in a natural setting that would allow the interviewees to relax. The group interview allowed the researcher in ...

Pediatrics is a branch in medicine that deals with children and their diseases. In a study conducted in Langley, a school age child was interviewed in the process of gathering information. Adolescent pregnancy has many complications. Her mother gave birth to her when she was at the age of sixteen. Ladies in this stage should use contraceptives in case they want to engage in sex. Some of the complications that are associated with adolescent pregnancy are; underweight children, stress and miscarriage. To reduce child mortality, in case of adolescent pregnancy, expectant mothers should seek medical attention and avoid stress. In addition, they ...

The issue on teenage pregnancy is one of the most common issues involving the youth at the present time. In recent years, there is a high increase in teenage pregnancy cases around the globe, despite the efforts done by the government to stop its continuous onset. Adults – especially parents- are becoming weary over the increasing rate of teenagers becoming pregnant as it also results to the increase in abortion rates, school drop outs and even economic turmoil. Many studies have been conducted in the past to determine as to what triggers teenage pregnancy and it has varied immensely every year. ...

As children transcend from childhood to adolescence, many anticipate this particular stage of development with optimism and joy. People have been made aware that this developmental stage is actually a critical stage since physical, mental, emotional, and social factors interplay to significantly impact and influence distinct personal growth. Despite the high hopes for positivism as adolescents look forward to a bright future, some teen-agers who meet diverse challenges in this crucial period turn out encountering new experiences that ultimately pave the way for changing the rest of their lives. One of the challenges met by many of teen-aged girls, even in ...

Psychology: Teenage Pregnancy and its Effects

Abstract Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy under the age of 20 years. In healthy, well-nurtured teenage girls, menarche, the first menstrual period, normally takes place around the ages 12 or 13. A pregnancy can occur before menarche, but usually is possible after menarche. This article discusses occurrence of teenage pregnancy and its dependency upon a number of personal and social factors. This paper also discusses a research study by McLaughlin, Pearce, Manninen and Winges by the name “To Parent or Relinquish: Consequence for Adolescent Mothers” which makes an elaborate discussion on the subject of adolescent mothers and the comparison of life ...

Introduction

Though teenage pregnancy seems to be on the decline statistics wise with 11% drop in teen pregnancy for women aged between 15-17 years and 7% for women aged between 18-19 years, the US nevertheless continues to be highest in the rate of underage pregnancy in the developed world (CDC). Teen pregnancy affects everyone in the immediate family of the teenage mothers, but its effect does not remain limited only within the family. It also puts a financial burden on the entire nation. Since teen pregnancy hampers the education of teen mothers with about one third of them dropping out of ...

The number of adolescents getting pregnant is alarming considering that more and more teens are becoming pregnant at a young age. Teenage girls who find themselves in such a predicament stop going to school permanently. This begins their journey through a life of poverty and misery, which makes these young mothers succumb to various kinds of trade just to survive and provide for the baby. In most instances, these young mothers also end up single-handedly raising the baby, thus, adding more burden to them. Because a lot of these pregnancies are related to girls' failing academic performance at school, it is crucial that ...

In a recently published study by Sayegh and colleagues, during the period of 2005 to 2015, a 45% increase in number of adolescent Hispanic girls is expected in Texas. During the same period, expected pregnancy risk in teenage girls is expected to rise to 13%, which is largely due to an increase in risk of pregnancy amongst the growing population. The study further quoted that contraceptive failure amongst teenagers, differences in sexual activity, and changing characteristics of people of Texas will lead to an increase in the rate of adolescent pregnancy in the state.2 Various campaigns have been conducted across ...

Reviewing Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs

Crime Causation and Diversion Reviewing Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs

This paper studies programs that help prevent criminal activities among students. Three programs with different ratings are discussed: Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) program, which was rated effective, the Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, which was rated promising, and the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), which was found to have no effect. The methods by which these programs reduce juvenile crimes are focused. The objectives and the goals of the programs are discussed along with the aid they provide to the youth. This information is ...

Abstract

The problem of teenage pregnancy today is quite disturbing as many young couples who are still in their peak of growth engage in premarital sex and accidentally have a child. Many reports shown on newspapers and programs today discuss couples who abandon their child after giving birth, abort the premature fetus to save hospital money and couples who mistreat their child as he grows up. Officials and pro-family activists are starting to get concerned over the continuously growing numbers of teenage families and the other cases which are not reported. There are many reasons why they do not report it ...