LAILAA MAE D. ASTILLAR- LAGMAY, RN
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
True or False?
1. Teen mothers are twice as likely to die in childbirth.
TRUE
 2. A child born to a teen mother is twice as likely to die before the
age of one.
TRUE
 3. Teen mothers are twice as likely not to finish high school.
TRUE
 4. One-half of all welfare payments go to families with teen mothers.
TRUE
 5. 20% of teen mothers are pregnant again before two years.
TRUE
 6. Most teen pregnancies happen by mistake – they were not
planned.
TRUE
If a girl gets pregnant a guy does not need to worry about it if
he does not like the girl.
FALSE
If a guy does not have a regular job, he will not be
responsible for child support.
FALSE
If a couple breaks up after the girl is pregnant, the guy has
no responsibility for the child.
FALSE
It's a girl's fault if she gets pregnant. It's not the guy's
problem.
FALSE
 The divorce rate is greater for couples with a pre-marital
pregnancy than for those who conceive after marriage.
FALSE
ANATOMY
-and-
PHYSIOLOGY
LAILAA MAE D. ASTILLAR-LAGMAY, RN
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
SIGNS OF PREGNANCY
• AMENORRHEA
• URINARY FREQUENCY
• NAUSEA AND VOMITTING
• BREAST TENDERNESS
• CHANGE IN THE COLOR OF THE
NIPPLE
• ABDOMINAL ENLARGEMENT
• CRAVINGS
The characteristics of young
mothers :
LITTLE EDUCATION
RURAL DWELLING
LOW INCOME
 Source: Growing up global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing
Countries (National Research Council, 2005).
Socio-economic
deprivation:
both a cause & consequence of
adolescent pregnancy Teenage
Pregnancy
Loss of educational &
employment
opportunities
Poverty
CAUSES OF TEENAGE
PREGNANCY
1. CURIOSITY OR
EXPERIMENTATION
2. PEER PRESSURE
3. FAMILY-RELATED PROBLEMS
4. LACK OF INFORMATION
5. THE INFLUENCE OF LIBERAL
VIEWS ON SEX.
CAUSES OF TEENAGE
PREGNANCY
1. UNPLANNED SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS
2. PEER PRESSURE; LACK OF
INFORMATION ON SAFE SEX;
3. BREAKDOWN OF FAMILY LIFE AND
LACK OF GOOD FEMALE ROLE
MODELS IN THE FAMILY;
4. AND ABSENCE OF ACCESSIBLE,
ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY CLINICS.
EVERY HOUR
24
BABIES
ARE BORN
FROM
TEENAGE
MOTHERS
2014 DATA, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
14
%
2014 YOUNG ADULT FERTILITY AND SEXUALITY
(YAFS) STUDY,
OF TEENAGE GIRLS,
15-19 ARE EITHER
PREGNANT FOR THE
FIRST TIME OR ARE
ALREADY MOTHERS
14
%
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, 2011
OF TEENAGE GIRLS,
15-19 ARE EITHER
PREGNANT FOR THE
FIRST TIME OR ARE
ALREADY MOTHERS
46
%
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, 2011
OF TEENAGE
PREGNANCY ENDS IN
ABORTION
1
OUT OF
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, 2011
ARE FROM TEENAGE
MOTHERS
10 BABIES
BORN
DANGERS &
RISKS OF TEEN
PREGNANCY
LAILAA MAE D. ASTILLAR- LAGMAY, RN
DANGERS OF PREGNANCY
•INCOMPLETE PRENATAL CHECK-UPS
•PREMATURE (PRE-TERM) LABOR
•BLEEDING
•LOW-BIRTH WEIGHT
•LOW NUTRITION
Risks of Teenage Pregnancy
Malnutrition
inadequate prenatal care
Abortion
fetal deaths
cervical cancer
 National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (1997). Whatever Happened to Childhood? The
Problem of Teen Pregnancy in the United States. Washington, DC: Author.
Risks for the Teen Mother
Less likely to complete high school
Dependence on welfare
Single parenthood
More likely to have more children
sooner on a limited income
More likely to abuse or neglect the
child
Risks for the Baby
growing up without a father
low birth weight and premature
school failure
mental retardation
insufficient health care
abuse and neglect
poverty and welfare dependence
 Source: Maynard, R.A., (ed.), Kids Having Kids: A Robin Hood Foundation Special Report on
the Costs of Adolescent Childbearing, New York: Robin Hood Foundation, 1996. •
How to prevent teenage pregnancy?
1. Keep them at home with an intact
family set up.
2. Keep them in school.
3. Keep talking to them.
4. Keep them morally and spiritually
grounded.
How to prevent teenage pregnancy?
5. Mass media
6. Provide information & education
7. Promote individual responsibility &
protective norms
8. Provide health services & products 9.
Schools Health services Civil Society
(Community Organizations)
IMPROVING
MATERNAL
HEALTH
JOHN RYAN BORJA PENIONES, RN
IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH
• AVOID SMOKING, DRINKING AND
ILLEGAL DRUGS
• HAVE A COMPLETE AND BALANCED
DIET
• TAKE VITAMINS
• HAVE A COMPLETE PRENATAL
CHECK-UPS
• HAVE A GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM
SERVICES AVAILABLE:
• EVERY TUESDAY, PRENATAL CHECK-UP
•EVERY WEDNESDAY, SOCIAL HYGIENE
CLINIC, IMMUNIZATION DAY
•WEEKDAYS, FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
•WEEKDAYS, ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE
AND SEXUAL HEALTH COUNSELLING
“Patience is a virtue.” “Prevention is better than cure.”
“Be responsible for every
action you make. “Do not be
blind by what you saw. Do not
be deaf by what you heard. Do
not be fooled by what you
want. Do not be dumb by what
you feel. Think. Resist. Say
‘no’. Stand still.”
WANT TO BE A TEEN PARENT?
THINK OF IT.
Thank you and God bless!
- Ate Lai

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    LAILAA MAE D.ASTILLAR- LAGMAY, RN
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    1. Teen mothersare twice as likely to die in childbirth. TRUE  2. A child born to a teen mother is twice as likely to die before the age of one. TRUE  3. Teen mothers are twice as likely not to finish high school. TRUE  4. One-half of all welfare payments go to families with teen mothers. TRUE  5. 20% of teen mothers are pregnant again before two years. TRUE  6. Most teen pregnancies happen by mistake – they were not planned. TRUE
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    If a girlgets pregnant a guy does not need to worry about it if he does not like the girl. FALSE If a guy does not have a regular job, he will not be responsible for child support. FALSE If a couple breaks up after the girl is pregnant, the guy has no responsibility for the child. FALSE It's a girl's fault if she gets pregnant. It's not the guy's problem. FALSE  The divorce rate is greater for couples with a pre-marital pregnancy than for those who conceive after marriage. FALSE
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    SIGNS OF PREGNANCY •AMENORRHEA • URINARY FREQUENCY • NAUSEA AND VOMITTING • BREAST TENDERNESS • CHANGE IN THE COLOR OF THE NIPPLE • ABDOMINAL ENLARGEMENT • CRAVINGS
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    The characteristics ofyoung mothers : LITTLE EDUCATION RURAL DWELLING LOW INCOME  Source: Growing up global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries (National Research Council, 2005).
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    Socio-economic deprivation: both a cause& consequence of adolescent pregnancy Teenage Pregnancy Loss of educational & employment opportunities Poverty
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    CAUSES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY 1.CURIOSITY OR EXPERIMENTATION 2. PEER PRESSURE 3. FAMILY-RELATED PROBLEMS 4. LACK OF INFORMATION 5. THE INFLUENCE OF LIBERAL VIEWS ON SEX.
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    CAUSES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY 1.UNPLANNED SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS 2. PEER PRESSURE; LACK OF INFORMATION ON SAFE SEX; 3. BREAKDOWN OF FAMILY LIFE AND LACK OF GOOD FEMALE ROLE MODELS IN THE FAMILY; 4. AND ABSENCE OF ACCESSIBLE, ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY CLINICS.
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    EVERY HOUR 24 BABIES ARE BORN FROM TEENAGE MOTHERS 2014DATA, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
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    14 % 2014 YOUNG ADULTFERTILITY AND SEXUALITY (YAFS) STUDY, OF TEENAGE GIRLS, 15-19 ARE EITHER PREGNANT FOR THE FIRST TIME OR ARE ALREADY MOTHERS
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    14 % UNITED NATIONS POPULATIONFUND, 2011 OF TEENAGE GIRLS, 15-19 ARE EITHER PREGNANT FOR THE FIRST TIME OR ARE ALREADY MOTHERS
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    46 % UNITED NATIONS POPULATIONFUND, 2011 OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY ENDS IN ABORTION
  • 21.
    1 OUT OF UNITED NATIONSPOPULATION FUND, 2011 ARE FROM TEENAGE MOTHERS 10 BABIES BORN
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    DANGERS & RISKS OFTEEN PREGNANCY LAILAA MAE D. ASTILLAR- LAGMAY, RN
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    DANGERS OF PREGNANCY •INCOMPLETEPRENATAL CHECK-UPS •PREMATURE (PRE-TERM) LABOR •BLEEDING •LOW-BIRTH WEIGHT •LOW NUTRITION
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    Risks of TeenagePregnancy Malnutrition inadequate prenatal care Abortion fetal deaths cervical cancer  National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (1997). Whatever Happened to Childhood? The Problem of Teen Pregnancy in the United States. Washington, DC: Author.
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    Risks for theTeen Mother Less likely to complete high school Dependence on welfare Single parenthood More likely to have more children sooner on a limited income More likely to abuse or neglect the child
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    Risks for theBaby growing up without a father low birth weight and premature school failure mental retardation insufficient health care abuse and neglect poverty and welfare dependence  Source: Maynard, R.A., (ed.), Kids Having Kids: A Robin Hood Foundation Special Report on the Costs of Adolescent Childbearing, New York: Robin Hood Foundation, 1996. •
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    How to preventteenage pregnancy? 1. Keep them at home with an intact family set up. 2. Keep them in school. 3. Keep talking to them. 4. Keep them morally and spiritually grounded.
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    How to preventteenage pregnancy? 5. Mass media 6. Provide information & education 7. Promote individual responsibility & protective norms 8. Provide health services & products 9. Schools Health services Civil Society (Community Organizations)
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    IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH •AVOID SMOKING, DRINKING AND ILLEGAL DRUGS • HAVE A COMPLETE AND BALANCED DIET • TAKE VITAMINS • HAVE A COMPLETE PRENATAL CHECK-UPS • HAVE A GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM
  • 32.
    SERVICES AVAILABLE: • EVERYTUESDAY, PRENATAL CHECK-UP •EVERY WEDNESDAY, SOCIAL HYGIENE CLINIC, IMMUNIZATION DAY •WEEKDAYS, FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES •WEEKDAYS, ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH COUNSELLING
  • 33.
    “Patience is avirtue.” “Prevention is better than cure.”
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    “Be responsible forevery action you make. “Do not be blind by what you saw. Do not be deaf by what you heard. Do not be fooled by what you want. Do not be dumb by what you feel. Think. Resist. Say ‘no’. Stand still.”
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    WANT TO BEA TEEN PARENT? THINK OF IT. Thank you and God bless! - Ate Lai