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Teen Pregnancy… So what?

Teen Pregnancy… So what?. An overview of the teen pregnancy problem in America Prepared by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy www.teenpregnancy.org 2012. Factors that influence sex. Increased sexual activity Media Peer pressure Lack of communication w/parents

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Teen Pregnancy… So what?

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  1. Teen Pregnancy…So what? An overview of the teen pregnancy problem in America Prepared by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy www.teenpregnancy.org 2012

  2. Factors that influence sex • Increased sexual activity • Media • Peer pressure • Lack of communication w/parents • Parents both work out of home • Older significant other

  3. Myths • You can you control pregnancy by your thoughts. • Newsworthy • You can get pregnant only once or twice during the month

  4. Problems w/ Teen Pregnancy • Toxemia • Long Labors • Premies • Still Births • Lack of prenatal care • 40% of pregnant teens don’t see doctor in first 3 months. • 5 out of 100 teenage girls never see a doctor

  5. Three in ten girls get pregnant at least once before age 20. Source: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy analysis of Guttmacher Institute, U.S.. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity, New York: Guttmacher Institute, September, 2006.

  6. We’re number one…unfortunately US pregnancy rates are nearly twice as high as rates in Canada and England and seven to eight times as high as rates in Japan and the Netherlands. Singh, S., & Darroch, J.E. (2000). Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing: Levels and trends in developed countries. Family Planning Perspectives 32(1), 14-23. Pregnancy rates calculated as the sum of births, abortions, and estimated miscarriages (20 percent of births plus 10 percent of miscarriages).

  7. Discussion - “Think/Pair/Share” What is the difference between pregnancy rate and birth rate? Why do you think our country’s rates are so much higher?

  8. The consequences of teen motherhood are many: • Less likely to complete high school or college • More likely to be a single mother • More likely to have more children sooner on a limited income • More likely to abuse or neglect the child Hoffman, D. (2006). By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

  9. Risks to children of teen mothers • Growing up without a father • Low birthweight and prematurity • School failure • Insufficient health care • Abuse and neglect • Poverty • Incarceration (boys) • Teen motherhood (girls) Hoffman, D. (2006). By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

  10. Only 40 percent of young teen mothers get their high school diploma 60% 40% Hoffman, D. (2006). By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

  11. Teen mothers are less likely to attend or complete college 9% 24% Hoffman, D. (2006). By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

  12. Taxpayers spend about $9 billion ($1,430 per teen parent) on teen childbearing • What is the money going towards? Hoffman, D. (2006). By the Numbers: The Public Costs of Teen Childbearing. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

  13. We’ve Made Progress National Teen Pregnancy Rates, 1972-2002 (number of pregnancies per 1,000 girls aged 15-19) After increasing 23 percent between 1972 and 1990 (including 10 percent between 1987 and 1990), the teen pregnancy rate for girls (15-19) decreased 36 percent between 1990 and 2002 to a record low. The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (2006). U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. New York, NY: The Alan Guttmacher Institute.

  14. Discussion – “Interview” Why do you think the pregnancy rate has decreased?

  15. Each year, more than 400,000 teens give birth Just over one-half of teen pregnancies to girls aged 15-19 ended in birth, about one-third ended in abortion, and 14 percent ended in miscarriage. 106,580 425,493 214,750 The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (2006). U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. New York, NY: The Alan Guttmacher Institute.

  16. State teen pregnancy rates (pregnancies per 1,000 girls aged 15-19) 42-55 per 1,000 56-70 per 1,000 71-85 per 1,000 86-100 per 1,000 101-113 per 1,000 The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (2006). U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity. New York, NY: The Alan Guttmacher Institute.

  17. Discussion – “Group Numbers” Why do you think the southern states have such higher rates?

  18. “If you’ve had sexual intercourse, do you wish you had waited longer?” Nearly two-thirds of teens who have had sex wish they had waited.

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