teenage pregnancy Essays (1029 words) - Midwifery, Teenage Pregnancy

Teen Pregnancy In the economy today teen pregnancy has become very trendy. For some reason unplanned pregnancy is as common as a hot new pair of shoes. Why are these teens using sex as an escape goat? It may be because they are running from there problems or; maybe the teens are in denial about even having any problems. Another reason could be that these some young adults are not taught the consequences of having unprotected sex. Teenage pregnancy is on a serious rise and; the more teens that become parents at an early age the wider the possibility is for them to end up dropping out of school or becoming a welfare recipient. According to (the? National Campaign to prevent teen pregnancy) (nearly 80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare). Young women are calling it a pregnancy fad but older people perspective of it is straight ignorance. In a semi-recent event of the reported teen pregnancy pact it was discovered that at least seventeen teenage girls were pregnant and all of them attend the same school. It was reported that the teens wanted their children to grow up together. This event took place in Gloucester, Mass. ?Some of the girls reacted to the news they were pregnant with high fives and plans for baby showers? (JosephSullivan, 2008) ?One of the fathers is a twenty-three year old homeless man.? (Time Magazine, 2008) In many urban communities teenage pregnancies is an up and coming problem; there are many triggers that can lead up to a teenager becoming pregnant. According to researchers, the study clearly shows that American teens are exposed to an increasing level of sexual content. In all the number of sexual scenes contained in about 1,000 shows sampled 1,930 in 1998 to 3,780 in 2005 the study included shows on cable and broadcast television. You do the math these numbers has basically sky rocketed. Seven out of ten shows watched by teens now contain some form of sexual content, while each show contains more sexual references, than they did a few years ago. The study sampled a wide range of sexual content, including conversational references to sex, implied sex acts, and depicted sexual intercourse. This is enough to send teen hormones into a raging dispute. It does not stop that it why 750,000 teenagers become pregnant each year while an estimate of 4 million per year end up contracting sexually transmitted diseases. (foxnews.com pg.1of2) There are many different Government funded programs that helps out teen parents but some a lot of the corporations has closed due to low budget deficits. Some of the different programs that provide assistance to teen mothers are Alternative For Girls, Second Chance Home, Lutheran Family Services, and The Salvation Army?s Mother and Child program. These programs provide the teens with a place for them and their children to live, three meals a day, formula for the child, diapers, and clothing and hygiene product for both mother and child. The programs also teach young girls how to become better parents and people as a whole. In my opinion the homes gives the mothers a sense of prosperity and hope. According to http://www.familyfirstaid.org teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one-third receives a high school diploma) and only 1.5 percent has a college degree by the age of thirty. A high school in Honolulu, Hawaii has a teen drop out program for student parents. While many schools across the country provide instructional programs for teen parents most schools do not have an on campus day care center. The program ranges from grades 7-12. Although this is a positive way to go about furthering the education of a teen parent, the teaching always must start in the home. A parent may not know this but he/she can play a wide role in their teen becoming pregnant. Some teens may feel neglected by a parent. While other teen girls turn to an older man for the love, comfort, support, and affection that their father could have failed to display. This is triggered by growing up in a home where there is failure to communicate. This can also come from perhaps a broken home