Adolescent pregnancy is a global issue that disproportionately affects poorer and marginalized communities. Teen parents tend to have children with poorer health and educational outcomes, who are then more likely to become teen parents themselves, perpetuating the cycle. While many sexually active teens do not use contraception correctly or consistently, leading to risks of STDs and unintended pregnancy. Addressing the underlying causes such as lack of self-esteem, peer pressure, and lack of parental relationships could help reduce teen pregnancy rates and promote child well-being.

1. : Merceline Reyes
:G9/Minecraft

2. Adolescent pregnancy are a global
issue but most often occur in poorer
and marginalized communities

3. Teen parent’s children’s future
prospects are even worse; poorer
health, more behavioral problems,
worse educational outcomes and
more likely to become teen parents
themselves

4. Many sexually active teens still do not
use contraception correctly and
consistently every time they have sex,
particularly condoms at the first sexual
experience
One in four sexually active teens will
contract an STD each year, some
incurable, and HIV which is life-
threatening.

5. The reason that teen pregnancy
rates are higher in the united states
is that teens here are less likely to
use contraceptives, have shorter
relationship’s and have more sexual
partner.

6. The causes are usually a
combination of factors, among, which
are pressure, lack of self-esteem
(desire to feel lovable), general
rebellioness, selfishness and lack of
quality parental relationship.

7. Effects include high abortion rates,
low graduation rates, low income
status and the continuation of the
next generation doing the same

8. Reducing the number of teen
pregnancies would help promote
child well being and decrease child
proverty rates
Less than one third of teen mothers
get a high school diploma and only
1.5 percent gets a college degree.