Teen Pregnancy Rates by Donna

Teenage Pregnancy Rates

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-13 21:29:55 UTC

16 Million Girls ages 15-19 Give birth yearly. 11% World-wide. 95% low income and middle income countries.
Proportion of Births in Adolescents
China - 2%, Latin America & Caribbean - 18%, Sub-Saharan Africa - more than 50%.
Half of all Births - in 7 countries - Bangladesh, Brazil, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia India, Nigeria, and the U.S. WHO. (2017)

Dangers of Adolescent Pregnancy

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 02:14:11 UTC

Teen pregnancy poses a great risks to both mother's and her unborn child. For instance, the burden of disease is 23%, abortion rates are at a rate of 14%. Unsafe abortions for 15-19 years of age are $2.5 million.

Teen Pregnancy Risks

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 04:20:29 UTC

Risks associated with teen pregnancy include Maternal and Childbirth mortality . The risk of death is 50-100% higher in adolescent's vs older women.

Behavioral Practices

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 04:24:31 UTC

Adolescents who are pregnant, are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and drop-out of school. Only 50% of pregnant teens, receive a high school diploma by 22, compared to non-pregnant teens with a 90% graduation rate.

Long Term Effects of Teenage Pregnancy and Childbirth

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 04:33:43 UTC

Teenage Pregnancy and childbirth is very costly on the family, community, and the individual. Having a new baby to care for causes the teenage mom to have no choice, but to put her child above her own needs. She no longer has the time or resources to fulfill her own dreams.

Teen Pregnancy in the U.S.

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 04:43:35 UTC

The U.S. has the highest rate of teen pregnancy, birth, and abortion in the industrialized world.

Importance of Prevention

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 04:46:11 UTC

With Teenage Pregnancy rates being so high in the U.S and around the world, even with decreasing historic rates, we need to better educate our teenagers and their families on the consequences of giving birth so young age. Prevention is key to contain this issue by funding programs such as Sex ED and Contraceptive Services to help prevent teen pregnancies, STD's, and to drive down healthcare costs.

Disparities in Teen Birth Rates

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 05:15:31 UTC

The young women of Sub-Saharan Africa have high Maternal and Childbirth Mortality rates and face many challenges such as difficulty reaching medical facilities in time to give birth, receive low quality care when they arrive, no medical equipment, and unsanitary conditions such as poor or no running water.

Teenage Pregnancy Challenges in India

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 05:33:35 UTC

Like other countries who are working toward decreasing pregnancy rates, India has also faced many challenges due to high pregnancy rates and issues with affordable access to care. Some women are taking action by speaking to young girls and educating them the importance of protective themselves to avoid unwanted or unintended pregnancies. These programs have helped drive down pregnancy rates.

Objectives to Contain Teenage Pregnancy

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 05:49:09 UTC

To reduce teenage pregnancy we need to promote good health and provide healthy educational programs with support groups for teens. Teens who participate in programs such as Sex Ed are 60% less likely to get pregnant. Ensuring they have affordable health insurance will give them better access to care and enable them to take preventative measures with good preventative care to stay healthy and avoid pregnancy by not only being educated with family planning services on sexual health and reproductive health, but also on contraceptive services.

Children having Children

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 06:38:46 UTC

The aftermath

More Reasons to Wait

dtumarkin2016 — 2017-04-14 06:40:35 UTC