Teenage Pregnancy is a Serious Problem

Children having children, a concept that isn’t supported in our society, Even though the teen birth rate is slowly falling, there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned, which can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse. Surveys show that 7% received no care at all. Because the body of a teen is still growing she will need more nutrients to support meet both her needs and that of her baby. Nutritional counseling can be a 100 big part of prenatal care, usually done by a doctor. This counseling will usually include information about prenatal vitamins, and what to eat and drink. If the pre-mother can not afford these services then the baby will suffer the consequences. Also as a very young mother, the teen will likely encounter a large amount of stress. Coping with this will likely affect the baby’s development, both physically and emotionally. The teen will need to find a steady income to support the child, and will need to completely change her life style to do so. So the thought of having a child at a such young 100 age is rather daunting, the amount of time, money, and stress is almost unthinkable, it would be wiser to use all those resources to prepare the teen for a better life after school, when she has a steady income and matured physical body. This is why children should not have children.