Teen Pregnancy

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Teen Pregnancy

Abuse and Rape

Approximately 5 percent of all teens birth are a result of rape

two thirds of these teens report the babies fathers are as old as 27

Between 43 and 62 percent of teens acknowledge they were impregnated by an adult male

Lack of Knowledge or Education

Teenagers who are uneducated about sex are more likely to have unintended pregnancy

Teenage Drinking

Teenage drinking is one of the main causes of Teen Pregnancy

91 percent of pregnant teens reported that even though they were drinking they didn't attend to have sex

Teenage drinking has contributed to 75% of of pregnancies of girls between the ages of 14 and 21

Drinking lowers a teens ability to control impulses

Adoption

For the mothers who decide on adoption, options include: open adoption, closed adoption and actually being able to meet and select the adoptive parents

the number of teens who place their children has dropped significantly in recent decades

Absent Parents

When a teen feels that she can't openly talk to her parents about sex she will most likely turn to her friends for direction which results in misguiding information and possibly teen pregnancy

Teen girls are likely to get pregnant if they have limited or no guidance from their parents

Peer Pressure

33 percent of pregnant teens stated they felt they were not ready for sexual relationships but proceed anyways to fit in

29 percent of pregnant teens reported they felt pressured into having sex

Many people let their friends influence their decision to have sex even if they don't feel ready

During adolescence, teenagers often feel pressure to fit in with their peers.

Religious Beliefs & Practices

It is practice in some religion to marry young; resulting in teenage pregnancy

Abortion

Laws involving teens and abortions vary, but most times parental consent is mandatory

About 35 percent of teenagers have an abortion, according to the National Abortion Federation

Teenage Parenting

approximately 25 percent of teen mothers have another child within two years of their first birth

Teen mothers are less likely yo complete high or college; less than one third of teen mothers actually complete high school

more than half of teen pregnancies result in the woman keeping and raising her child