2. Teenage pregnancy refers to pregnancy in a
female under the age of 20.A pregnancy can
take place menarche (first menstrual period ),
normal taking place around the ages of 12 0r
13.
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5. 1.Teen mothers are more likely to drop out of school
2.Only 40% of teen mothers under the age of 18 go to
graduate high school, compared to 75% of teens from
similar backgrounds
3.With any teenage mother that dropped out of school
she may lack certain job skills so she won’t be able to
support her child.
4. Teenage mothers aren’t very independent, they
become financially dependent on family or on public
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6. 1.Teenage pregnancy has raised a lot since 2007
2.About 10% of all U.S births in 2006 were to
woman under the age of 20
3.67% of births are to teenage girls 18 and 19
4.More then 750,000 teenagers get pregnant each
year
5.About 3 in 10 teenage girls become pregnant at
least once before age 20
6.About 1 in 4 mothers under the age 18 have a
second baby within 2 years after their first baby
7.Teen mothers are more likely to give birth
prematurely than mothers over the age of 20
7. Is the use of various devices, drugs, agents, sexual
practices, or surgical procedures to prevent
conception or impregnation (pregnancy).
This means that something (or some behaviour)
becomes a contraceptive if its purpose is to prevent
a woman from becoming pregnant.
Condoms Contraceptives
8.
9. REFRENCE
1.Bynne, D. (1983). Adolescence, sex , and
Contraception. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erbaum
Associates.
2.Farber, N. (2003). Adolescent Pregnance. New
York: Springer.
3.Gitterman, A. (2001). Hand book of social work
pratice with Vulnerable and Resilient Population.
New York: Columbia University of press.
4.L, A. (2001). Teenage Pregnancy. London:
Greenwood Press.
5.L, P. (1996). Adolescent Pregnancy and
Parenting. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaun associates.
