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TEEN PREGNANCY IN UK Nishant Joshi

TEEN PREGNANCY IN UK Nishant Joshi. Statistics. 2008 showed first increase since 2002 41.9 pregnancies per 1,000 teenage girls 52.9 pregnancies up north Overall 43,000 new teenage mothers each year in UK Teen pregnancies cost the UK economy £ 7 billion per year. Single Mothers.

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TEEN PREGNANCY IN UK Nishant Joshi

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  1. TEEN PREGNANCY IN UK Nishant Joshi

  2. Statistics • 2008 showed first increase since 2002 • 41.9 pregnancies per 1,000 teenage girls • 52.9 pregnancies up north • Overall 43,000 new teenage mothers each year in UK • Teen pregnancies cost the UK economy £7 billion per year.

  3. Single Mothers • In the UK, half of all teenagers with children are lone parents • 40% are cohabiting as a couple • 10% are married • Men with single mothers are 40% more likely to commit crime

  4. Causes, Risks and Prevention Causes • Poor sex education • Lower socio-economic status Risks • More susceptible to fad dieting = poor nutrition • Pregnant teens in UK 25% more likely to suffer complications • WHO: maternal mortality rate twice as high for teens as for 20-24 year olds Prevention • More social support • Better education

  5. Who’s your daddy? • 2008 scandal shows the gravity of the situation in the UK

  6. Domestic Violence • Teen mothers= twice as likely to be beaten by their child's father • 70% of teen mothers had experienced domestic violence • 9% of teen fathers had stolen child benefits for personal use

  7. World Map of Teen Pregnancies

  8. Famous Teen Pregnancies • Ann Dunham – Barrack’s mother • Jamie Lynn Spears – Britney Spears’ sister • Briston Palin – daughter of Sarah Palin

  9. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_pregnancy#Limiting_teenage_pregnancies • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7911684.stm • http://carmenscafe.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/tylerbarker.jpg • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map-world-teenage-biological-mothers2002.svg

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