Unplanned Parenthood Research Paper

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How often does unplanned parenthood occur? At Richland, the number increases almost every year. Teen pregnancy is a social problem in many places. To understand the problem, it is necessary to realize the number of girls that become pregnant, the risks the mother and baby will face and the outcome for the both of them.

"The proportion of teenage girls becoming pregnant is increasing, the proportion of total births which are being born to women ages 15-19 is increasing, and the proportion of out-of-wedlock births is increasing." (Wenken, 1972) Since teen pregnancy is increasing, so is the age variety. In most common cases teens are becoming pregnant at sixteen or younger. They are also all in school and unwedded. "About 88% of all childbearing …show more content…

Each girl has different outcomes for her and her baby. "Differences in these outcomes between teen and older mothers were significant for nearly every racial/ ethnic subgroup, and recent studies suggest that the risk of poor infant health outcomes remains significantly higher among teen mothers even after controlling for other factors." (Kaye, 2012) Teen pregnancy can have different outcomes that normal aged pregnancy do not tend to have very often. "Infants born to teen mothers were 17% more likely to be preterm and 25% more likely to be born low-birthweight compared to infants born to older mothers." (Kaye, 2012) Teen mothers have higher risks than older mothers do because of health and development. Most common risks for the baby is prematurity, diseases, development, etc. The mothers have different choices that come about when deciding whether or not they want to keep their baby. "More of those teens who do have sex use contraception effectively; and many of those teens who become pregnant have abortions." (Farber, 2014) These young girls are faced with a big decisions on whether they are going to keep their baby. Once they find out they are pregnant, some girls have abortions but others keep the baby. They also have the choice of adoption, which is the least common decision. Teenagers that are pregnant face difficult obstacles that they have to go through during their pregnancy. Some girls face abuse which can harm the baby. "Death from violence is the second leading cause of death during pregnancy for teens, and is higher in teens than in any other group." (Vorvick, 2011) The teen mothers get abused from a family member or a boyfriend. The girls start to feel that they are alone and neglected, when they need support the most. Abuse can harm not only the mother but also the baby, greatly. Good care is required to have a healthy

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