Teenage Pregnancy

Students: Ahmed, Jailson, and Jessica

Instructor: Joe Clarke
Course: ENG106 Oral Presentation Skills
Source: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/11/daily-chart-0

Introduction
Sexual Activity
Puberty and Age Menarche
Medical Risks of Teenage Pregnancy
Decision
Pregnancy: Responsibilities
Abortion: Risks
Sex Education and Social Problems
Sexual knowledge, attitudes and beliefs
Sources of sex and relationships information
Social Projects
National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy
The Girl Effect
Conclusion

Overview
Introduction
Teenage Pregnancy:
Female < 20 When pregnancy ends
Biological change of age
Associated risks
High Statistics
Annually 13 million baby
90% in developing countries
Sexual Activity
American adolescents who are
sexually active;
Teenagers in high school have had
sexual intercourse:
45%
48%
The average age of first intercourse:
17 years
16 years
1/4 of the youth have had by 15 years.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com
Sexual Activity
Predictors of sexual intercourse
including:
Early pubertal development
development of breasts
testes
pubic and underarm hair
body odor
menstrual bleeding
increased growth
A history of sexual abuse
Lack of attentive
http://www.mercatornet.com
Puberty and Age of Menarche
14 years of age;
50 % of girls - before age 14;
50 % start after age 14;
In developed countries = under 14
years of age;
In the United States = 12.5 years of
age;
http://menstrupedia.com
Puberty and Age of
Menarche
Medical Risks of Teenage
Pregnancy

435,000 babies are born annually;
Higher nutrient needs => teenage
girls body is still growing;
Teenage girls are more likely to:
eat on the run
skip meals
eat less-nutrient-dense snacks
consume inadequate amounts of
essential nutrients
http://mylovelydietmealplans.blogspot.com
Medical Risks of Teenage
Pregnancy
May delay prenatal care;
Restrict her calorie intake to avoid
weight gain;
Develop:
pregnancy-induced hypertension
deliver premature
neonatal death
engage in unhealthy lifestyle habits
smoking
drinking alcohol
taking illicit drugs
http://www.who.int
The Decision
Challenging decision:
Continue pregnancy
Abort pregnancy
Continue Pregnancy -
Responsibilities
Young mothers need to be able to:
Take care
Meet emotional & physical needs
Adapt to resistance

Continue Pregnancy -
Responsibilities
Young mothers could benefit by:
Improved motherhood
Improved education
Family vision
Right to claim normality
Continue Pregnancy -
Responsibilities
Young mothers accept responsibilities
Pregnancy shock adoption to motherhood
Correct mistakes positive impact
Positive personality successful mother
Abort Pregnancy - Risks
Pregnancy abortion decision is affected by:
Parent & peer pressure
Lack of awareness
Lake of confidence
Fear of responsibilities





Abort Pregnancy - Risks
Pregnancy abortion could lead to:
Regret negative emotions
Suicide 6 times more likely
Infertility & disease post-abortion infection




Abort Pregnancy - Risks
Pregnancy abortion impact:
More vulnerable to alcohol & drugs
Negative view to relationships & parenthood
More likely to repeat abortion






Sex Education and Social
Problems

Sex Education :
- Contraceptive advice and supply
- Sexually transmitted infections

Sex Education Information Avoid Social
Problems (teenager pregnancy, sexual diseases)
Sexual knowledge, attitudes and
beliefs

Sources of sex and relationships information:
Young people aged 13-21 report their main sources of
information are:
internet
lessons at school
friends
parents
magazines, books, posters and newspapers
TV and videos
New study shows that MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom have
had a more powerful impact in the opposite direction: the series has
significantly reduced births to teens.
Social Projects
The purpose of the National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Too many teens still think It cant happen to me. The National Day helps
teens understand that it can happen to them and that they need to think
seriously about what they would do in the moment.
http://thenationalcampaign.org/event/national-day-2014


Social Projects
The Girl Effect is a movement created by the Nike Foundation in
collaboration with others Foundations, which making girls visible and
changing their social and economic dynamics.
Investing in a girl before she is married early, out of school,
pregnant and HIV positive is the ultimate solution to end poverty,
not a cure for its symptoms.
http://nikeinc.com/pages/the-girl-effect
http://www.girleffect.org/about/

Conclusion
References

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/11/daily-chart-0 Access in June
22, 2014.
http://www.psiqweb.med.br/site/?area=NO/LerNoticia&idNoticia=245 Access in June
22, 2014.
http://www.nice.org.uk/niceMedia/documents/teenpreg_evidence_overview.pdf
Access in June 22, 2014.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113095145.htm Access in June
22, 2014.
http://thenationalcampaign.org/event/national-day-2014 Access in June 22, 2014.
http://nikeinc.com/pages/the-girl-effect Access in June 22, 2014.
http://www.girleffect.org/about/ Access in June 22, 2014.