Teen%20Pregnancy

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Teen Pregnancy

• Intro to Wellness

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What do you think?

• How many teens out of 10 will get pregnant at
  least once before the turn 20?
• What percentage of teen mothers do not graduate
  high school?
• What percentage of teen mothers earn a college
  degree?

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Facts

• There are nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies a year.
  
• About 25 of teen moms have a second child within
  24 months of their first baby.
• The U.S. has one of the highest teen pregnancy
  rates in the western industrialized world.

Birth Rates Per 1000 girls Ages 15 - 19
Switzerland 4
Germany 9
Canada 14
United Kingdom 25
United States 34
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U.S. Teen Birth Rates Per 1000
Highest Lowest
Mississippi 55 New Hampshire 15
New Mexico 53 Massachusetts 17
Arkansas 52 Vermont 18
Texas 52 Connecticut 19
Oklahoma 50 New Jersey 20
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Why are teens getting pregnant?

• 82 of all teen pregnancies are unintended
• Inconsistent or incorrect use of contraception

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Health risks of teen pregnancy

• Lack of prenatal care
• Unhealthy habits of mother
• High blood pressure anemia
• Higher rate of premature birth
• Low birth weight

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Having a teen parent can be hard on the child

• Lower academic achievement
• Abuse or neglect
• The daughters of young teen mothers are 3 times
  more likely to become teen mothers themselves.
• The sons of teen mothers are twice as likely to
  end up in prison.

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Financial responsibility

• Children who live apart from their fathers are 5
  times more likely to be poor than children with
  both parents at home.
• More than 50 of all mothers on welfare had their
  first child as a teenager.
• In fact, two-thirds of families begun by a young,
  unmarried mother are poor.

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How much does it cost?

• How much do you think it costs to support a child
  through pregnancy until their first birthday?

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What does it cost? Assignment
Pregnancy Needs Internet Source Price Per Item Number Needed Total Cost
Maternity Wardrobe- a complete outfit target.com 50.00 x 5 250.00
Maternity Underwear target.com 20.00 x 5 100.00
Maternity bra target.com 42.00 x 3 126.00
Comfortable, safe, shoes target.com 20.00 x 1 20.00
DrVitaOne Daily Prenatal Vitamin www.mothernature.com 17.00 x 2 34.00
Other        
      Pregnancy Needs Subtotal 530.00

Delivery Needs Internet Source Price Per Item Number Needed Total Cost
Hospital Delivery http//children.costhelper.com/baby-delivery.html   x 1 9,700.00
(vaginal delivery with no complications)        
Prenatal and Postnatal Doctor Visits   150.00 x 14 2,100.00
Other        
      Delivery Needs Subtotal 11,800.00
Internet Source Price Per Item Number Needed Total Cost
Sleeping Needs        
Bassinet toysrus.com 45.00 x1 45.00
Crib     x 1  
Baby blanket     x 5  
Crib Sheet     x 2  
Other        

• Cost of having a baby assignment