Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant

of adolescence aged 10 to 19.

The victims of teenage pregnancy are the girl herself,

her child, her parents and relatives and the national
society as a whole. It will also probably make her
economically vulnerable.
 In fact, among the countries in South East
Asia, the Philippines ranked the highest rate
in teenage pregnancy.
It is not just a health
issue/problem, it is a
development issue

You are shaping humanity’s

present and future
Teen pregnancy is a communal problem,
a family problem, and a personal
problem all rolled into one.

Teenage pregnancy is becoming a

societal problem that branches out to
other problems.
 FACTORS INSTIGATE TEENAGE
PREGNANCY

 curiosity or experimentation
 peer pressure
 family-related problems
 lack of information
 the influence of liberal views on sex
  Carelessness of society
-harsh comments, unneeded
pressure

-slimmer chance of
employment

 Inadequate prenatal care

 Malnutrition
  Health problem
-under intense pressure and pain
throughout her delivery, unbearable for her
-drink alcohol during pregnancy----
babies w/ congenital problems such as
underdeveloped bone structure,
mental retardation, facial abnormalities,
organ deformities

 Risks to mother- unprepared body

condition
-anemia -Prolonged labor
-miscarriage -Hemorrhage
-Stillbirth
 Emotional consequences
-abandon the child and think
baby as unwanted
-most likely to drop out school
-alcohol and substance abuse
-commit or attempt suicide
 growing up without a father
 low birth weight and premature
 Still birth oR infant death
 School failure
 Insufficient health care
 Abuse and neglect
 Poverty and welfare dependence
o keep them at home with an intact family set up
o keep them in school
o keep talking to them
o keep them morally and spiritually grounded
ARE THERE
LAWS
ADDRESSING
THIS
PROBLEM?
TRUE 1. Teen mothers are twice as likely to die in
childbirth.
TRUE 2. A child born to a teen mother is twice as
likely to die before the age of one.
FALSE 3. If a girl gets pregnant a guy does no
need to worry about it if he does not like

TRUE the girl.

4. Teen mothers are twice as likely not to
FALSE finish high school
5. If a guy does not have a regular job, he
FALSE 6. If a couple breaks up after the girl is
pregnant, the guy has no responsibility for the
child.

TRUE 7. Most teen pregnancies happen by mistake –

they
were not planned
FALSE
8. It’s a girl’s fault if she gets pregnant. It’s not the
guy’s problem
TRUE
9. 20% of teen mothers are pregnant again before
two years
 IF you don’t feel
ready, DON’T
DO IT!
3 THINGS IF you have
TO mixed feelings
and are under a
REMEMBER: lot of pressure
from friends or
partner, DON’T
DO IT!

IF you have
doubts, DON’T
DO IT!!!
“ ANG PAG-AARAL AY
PARA SA HINAHARAP,
HUWAG IPAGPALIT SA
SANDALING SARAP”