explains on consequences of teen age pregnancy

1. PRESENTED BY
MENAGA.P
OBG DEPT
Vydehi institute of nursing,Bangalore
TEEN AGE PREGNANCY

2. DEFINITION
Teenage Pregnancy as “any pregnancy from a
girl who is 10-19 years of age,”
World health organization
This is the period when structural, functional, &
psychological developments occur in a girl to
prepare her for assuming the responsibility of
motherhood

3. PREVALENCE

4. INDIA

5. Why are we so much worried about
teenage pregnancy?
• In developed regions, teenage mothers tend
to be unmarried, and adolescent pregnancy is
seen as a social issue whereas, in developing
countries, such pregnancies mostly occur in
married teenagers, and their pregnancy is
most often welcomed by family and society

6. Causes of Teenage Pregnancy:
Sexuality
Media, cross cultural influences, decreased
supervision by adults, there is early initiation of
sexual activity. Several polls have indicated peer
pressure as a factor in encouraging both girls
and boys to have sex . The increased sexual
activity among adolescents is manifested in
increased teenage pregnancies and an increase
in sexually transmitted diseases.

7. Lack of contraception
• In a 2021 study, over 1,000 females were
surveyed to find out factors contributing to not
using contraception. Of those surveyed, almost
half had been involved in unprotected sex within
the previous three months. These women gave
three main reasons for not using contraceptives:
trouble obtaining birth control (the most
frequent reason), lack of intention to have sex,
and the misconception that they "could not get
pregnant .

8. • Sexual violence: More than one third of girls in
some countries report that their first sexual
encounter was forced
• Socioeconomic factors:
Economically poor countries such as Nigeria and
Bangladesh have far more teenage mothers
compared with economically rich countries such
as Switzerland and Japan.

9. Complications of Teenage Pregnancy:
Poor antenatal care :
According to NFHS- 1 data, among mothers less
than 20 years, only 7 % receive antenatal care
from a health worker or professional & 41.6 %
are assisted at delivery by a skilled birth
attendant

10. • Dietary deficiency:
Many pregnant teens are subject to nutritional
deficiencies from poor eating habits common in
adolescence, including attempts to lose weight
through dieting, skipping meals, food faddism,
snacking, & consumption of fast food

11. • Anemia: The NFHS-2 found that 56 % of the
adolescent girls in the age group 15-19 are
anemic in India . Poor nutrition as well poor
antenatal care are the main causative factors.

12. • Preterm & low birth weight: The worldwide
incidence of premature birth & low birth
weight is higher among adolescent mothers.
Infant mortality rate for adolescent mother is
40% higher than for older mothers.

13. • Inadequate Pelvis and Increased Operative
Deliveries:

14. • Maternal mortality:
The World Health Organization estimates that the
risk of death following pregnancy is twice as high
for women aged 15-19 than for those aged 20-24.
The maternal mortality rate can be up to five times
higher for girls aged 10-14 than for women aged
20-24. The question is whether teenagers are
inherently a high risk group due to biological factors
or whether social factors including prenatal care or
both are important determinants of poor pregnancy
outcome in this group.

16. • Impact on mother Being a young mother in
an industrialized country can affect one’s
education and even employment. Teen
mothers are more likely to drop out of high
school One-fourth of adolescent mothers will
have second child within 24 months of the
first

17. • Impact Early motherhood can affect the
psychological development of the infant.
To on child:
1.Another found that those who had more social
support were less likely to show anger toward their
children or to rely upon punishment.
2. Daughters born to adolescent parents are more
likely to become teen mothers themselves.
3.A son born to a young woman in her teens is
three times more likely to serve time in prison.

18. THANK YOU