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Effect of Teenage Pregnancy on Family Well-being

Effect of Teenage Pregnancy on Family Well-being. Challenges with T eenage Pregnancy. Steadily increasing over the years Mostly unplanned Physically, emotionally and economically unprepared Endanger the health of the mother Endanger the health of the baby High risk for single parenting

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Effect of Teenage Pregnancy on Family Well-being

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  1. Effect of Teenage Pregnancy on Family Well-being

  2. Challenges with Teenage Pregnancy • Steadily increasing over the years • Mostly unplanned • Physically, emotionally and economically unprepared • Endanger the health of the mother • Endanger the health of the baby • High risk for single parenting • High risk of substance abuse (smoking, alcohol, drugs) • Babies born to teenagers are at risk for neglect and abuse • Higher subsequent fertility • Lower employment opportunities • Family conflict

  3. Risk Factors • Poverty • Low educational attainment/ poor school performance • Lack of access to birth control methods • Growing up in a single parent household • Having a mother who was an adolescent mother • Having a sister who has become pregnant

  4. Parents and family members may experience shock, disappointment, anxiety, anger and sometimes a sense of guilt or responsibility. • There may be a loss of their dreams for their daughter/son • Additional economic stress • Changes of roles in the family • There may be concerns about what friends and other family members think. • They may also get a great deal of pleasure from their new grandchild!

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