Impact of teenage pregnancy in global communities

Who health gs and sheet updated september 16 million girls aged 15 to 19 and some 1 million girls under 15 give birth every year—most in low- and middle-income cations during pregnancy and childbirth are the second cause of death for 15-19 year-old girls year, some 3 million girls aged 15 to 19 undergo unsafe born to adolescent mothers face a substantially higher risk of dying than those born to women aged 20 to has been a marked, although uneven, decrease in the birth rates among adolescent girls since 1990, but some 11% of all births worldwide are still to girls aged 15 to 19 years old. The vast majority of these births (95%) occur in low- and middle-income 2014 world health statistics indicate that the average global birth rate among 15 to 19 year olds is 49 per 1000 girls. Country rates range from 1 to 299 births per 1000 girls, with the highest rates in sub-saharan cent pregnancy remains a major contributor to maternal and child mortality, and to the cycle of ill-health and some adolescents, pregnancy and childbirth are planned and wanted, but for many they are not.

Ways in which teenage pregnancy impacts the community

Girls may be unable to refuse unwanted sex or resist coerced sex, which tends to be ncy and childbirth complications are the second cause of death among 15 to 19 year olds globally. Newborns born to adolescent mothers are also more likely to have low birth weight, with the risk of long-term ic and social cent pregnancy can also have negative social and economic effects on girls, their families and communities. H4+ aligns closely with national health plans and provides some financial and technical support to work on adolescent al, newborn, child and adolescent people: health risks and topic: topic: maternal for the world’s adolescents: second chance in the second ting early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing strategy for women’s and children’s ing access to contraceptive services for resolution: youth and health riskspdf, marriages, adolescent and young pregnanciesreport to the world health assembly [pdf 50kb].

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Complications that may occur during a teen pregnancy include anemia, toxemia, high blood pressure, placenta previa and premature birth of the baby. Ongoing medical care is crucial to prevent these complications from threatening the pregnancy and the mother's well being. Teenager may suffer an emotional crisis if she becomes pregnant and does not want the baby.

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A pregnant teen should try to exercise during the pregnancy; however, if exhaustion arises it is important to know that this is often a normal part of pregnancy. Getting the standard 8 hours of sleep every night (or more) is sion may arise when a teenager is pregnant. The teen may fall into a depression while trying to handle the emotions a pregnancy creates and all of the possibly negative feedback about the pregnancy from friends and family.

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October 2013 – a united nations report released today spotlights the high rates of teenage pregnancies in developing countries – 7. Million births, 2 million are to girls who are 14 or younger, many of whom suffer grave long-term health and social consequences from pregnancy such as obstetric fistula, and an estimated 70,000 adolescents in developing countries who die each year from complications during ptoo often, society blames only the girl for getting pregnant. The reality is that adolescent pregnancy is most often not the result of a deliberate choice, but rather the absence of choices, and of circumstances beyond a girl's cy and childbirth.

The reality is that adolescent pregnancy is most often not the result of a deliberate choice, but rather the absence of choices, and of circumstances beyond a girl's control. Report, motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy, seeks to offer a new perspective on teenage pregnancy, looking not only at girls' behaviour as a cause of early pregnancy, but also at the actions of their families, communities and pregnancy takes a toll on a girl's health, education and rights. A country's economy is also affected by teenage pregnancies as adolescent mothers are prevented from entering the kenya, for example, if the more than 200,000 teenage mothers had been employed instead of becoming pregnant, $3.

Photo: mark tuschman/planned parenthood report notes that countries must not only increase efforts to prevent teenage pregnancies, they must also invest more in girls as the currently the global community directs less than two cents of every dollar spent on international development to adolescent addition to funding, the report stresses that to tackle teenage pregnancy, countries must adopt a holistic approach which does not dwell on changing girls' behaviour, but seeks to change attitudes in society so girls are encouraged to stay in school, child marriage is banned, girls have access to sexual and reproductive health including contraception, and young mothers have better support systems. We must reflect on and urge changes to the policies and norms of families, communities and governments that often leave a girl with no other choice, but a path to early pregnancy,” said mr. Teenage pregnancy is a much bigger challenge in developing countries, the report also found that it is a significant issue in developed ones.