teenage pregnancy

1. ARTICLE 1
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
Nowadays, oneof the Major Problems of our country was the high incident
rate of teenage pregnancy sincethe number of cases this presentyear double up
compared to previous years.
According to the 2015 Young Adult Fertility And Sexuality (YAES) study,
around 14% of Filipino girls aged 15-19 years old are either pregnant for the first
time or are already mothers. And it is considered a very alarming problem
because of uncontrolled cases of Maternal Death and Maternal complications.
Teenage mothers face critical health risks, including; Inadequatenutrition
during pregnancy due to poor eating habits; dangers associated with the
reproductiveorgans not ready for birth and other Maternal health complications.
Thus, the Department of Health was on its full blast on educating the
people especially the teenage group. However, the Departmentof Education
continues to strengthen in educating the Minds of the Students through sex
education. In order to minimized the cases of teenage Pregnancy in the
Philippines.
DIORELLA MAE R. PORRAS
Registered Nurse