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Teen Pregnancy

Teen Pregnancy. Consequences of Teen Pregnancy. Health risks Impact on educational choices Financial problems Emotional and social stress. Poor Eating Habits. To Mother Deprive the mother of adequate nutrition May lead to pregnancy – induced hypertension. To Baby

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Teen Pregnancy

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  1. Teen Pregnancy

  2. Consequences of Teen Pregnancy • Health risks • Impact on educational choices • Financial problems • Emotional and social stress

  3. Poor Eating Habits To Mother • Deprive the mother of adequate nutrition • May lead to pregnancy – induced hypertension To Baby • Deprive the fetus of adequate nutrition

  4. Skeletal structure not fully developed To Mother • Problems with spine and pelvic bones during pregnancy and birth To Baby • Danger to baby during delivery

  5. High blood pressure To Mother • Effects on kidney, heart, and blood circulation • May lead to convulsions or death To Baby • Premature delivery • Stillbirth • Miscarriage

  6. Failure to go to the doctor To Mother • Greater health risks To Baby • Greater health risks

  7. Exposure to harmful substances, such as smoking, drinking, and drug use To Mother • Can lead to increased heart rate, blood pressure, and rapid breathing • Reduces the flow of blood To Baby • Can lead to miscarriage/stillbirth, low birth weight, growth defects, intestinal abnormalities, hyperactivity, uncontrollable trembling, learning problems, and addiction

  8. Sexually transmitted diseases To Mother • Contribute to more serious diseases To Baby • May contribute to miscarriage, stillbirth, severe eye infections or baby born with disease

  9. Birth defects To Mother • Social, emotional, financial risks, employment and educational concerns To Baby • Struggles to survive and face challenges of life

  10. Rubella To Mother • Low-grade fever, rash, and swollen lymph glands in the neck To Baby • Can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, or serious congenital effects • May have heart, hearing, or vision problems in baby survives

  11. Low Birth Weight To Mother • None To Baby • Babies are 20 times more likely to die in their first year of birth, experience bleeding in the brain, intestinal problems, and underdeveloped lungs

  12. Infant mortality rate (indicates the rate of infant deaths per 1000 live births) To Mother • Emotional problems To Baby • IMR for all mothers = 7 per 1000 • IMR for teen mothers = 13 per 1000

  13. Getting pregnant too soon To Mother • Affects healthy development and stresses body To Baby • Affects healthy development

  14. Social and emotional changes To Mother • Difficult choices to make such as keeping the baby and becoming a parent, relationship/marriage end in divorce • Isolation from friends • Feeling alone/insecure To Baby • Can lead to abuse and neglect

  15. Education and career To Mother • 70% never graduate high school, low paying jobs To Baby • Grow up in poverty

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