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
5.
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
SIGNS OF PREGNANCY
•AMENORRHEA
• URINARY FREQUENCY
• NAUSEA AND VOMITTING
• BREAST TENDERNESS
• CHANGE IN THE COLOR OF THE
NIPPLE
• ABDOMINAL ENLARGEMENT
• CRAVINGS
12.
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).
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.
16.
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.
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.
26.
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
27.
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. •
28.
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.
29.
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)
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.”
35.
“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.”
37.
WANT TO BEA TEEN PARENT?
THINK OF IT.
Thank you and God bless!
- Ate Lai