Teenage Pregnancy in the Philippines (Cause and Effect) They say being a mother is the best role a woman can do. It does not need a requirements for you to be fit as a mother but it comes to you either in expected or unexpected time. A child is the product of a successful and happily marriage. Many people refer a child to be the missing piece in a marriage. So when a child comes to a married couple‚ it perfectly fits the certain puzzle in their lives. How about a child who came into a child
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Teenage Pregnancy In today’s society teens are faced with many pressures. The effect of these pressures put on them is the inability to make right decisions when it comes to certain situations. One of these most common situations teens find themselves in is becoming a parent at a young age‚ a result of pressure from peers. I’m Melle‚ and I’m Maxine and were going to talk about one of the problems of the youth—teenage pregnancy. It isn’t shocking to see a high school student pregnant these
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are government strategies in reducing teenage pregnancy in England? Aim: The aim of this research proposal is to access the effectiveness of government strategies in reducing teenage pregnancy in England. Objective 1 To explore the prevalence of teens pregnancy in England; Objective 2 To investigate the social implications of pregnancy among teenagers; Objective 3 To examine the effectiveness of government strategies in reducing teenage pregnancy in England; Key words Background Rationale
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Teenage pregnancy is a common social problem in both Western and Eastern cultures. In United States‚ the statistics show that more than 3‚000 teens get pregnant every day and the half them give births (McCoullough & Scherman(1991)‚ cited in Yucel‚ 2003). Although teenage pregnancy may be considered as a positive experience‚ studies show that teenage pregnancy is associated with psychological‚ social and physical problems. The pregnancy rates reveal that the number of unintended pregnancy is very
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report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-Philippines‚ which showed that teen pregnancy in the Philippines went up by 70 percent from 114‚205 in 1999 to 195‚662 in 2009. Statistics show that more and more female teenagers are giving birth and becoming mothers at an early age. This is a global trend‚ but it is striking to note that in the ASEAN region‚ the Philippines has the third highest teen pregnancy rate and is the only country in the region where the rate is increasing‚ data from
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Teenage Pregnancy‚ Why is this Important Kimberly O. Johnson American Sentinel University Nursing 505: Theoretical Foundations Dr. Ami Bhatt December 30‚2012 Teenage Pregnancy: Why is this Important Teen pregnancy is a critical public health issue that affects the health and educational‚ social and economic future of the mother and child. Teen pregnancy is also a significant factor in numerous other important social issues: welfare dependency‚ out-of-wedlock births
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Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in human females under the age of 20 at the time that the pregnancy ends. A pregnancy can take place in a pubertal female before menarche (the first menstrual period)‚ which signals the possibility of fertility‚ but usually occurs after menarche. In well-nourished girls‚ menarche usually takes place around the age of 12 or 13. Pregnant teenagers face many of the same obstetrics issues as other women. There are‚ however‚ additional medical concerns for mothers aged
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is it prevalent amongst young teens‚ but also prevalent amongst mature adults. As Gaines stated‚ “ It doesn’t matter if [one is] rich or poor‚” suicide happens and will continue to unfortunately happen because for many it seems like the only sensible and appropriate option to escape societal pressures and reality (Gaines‚ 1990). As humans‚ we are participants of a social system that is something larger than ourselves (Johnson‚ 2014)). And in order to survive this social system‚ we need to understand
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Teenage pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is formally defined as a pregnancy in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday when the pregnancy ends‚ regardless of whether the woman is married or is legally an adult (age 14 to 21‚ depending on the country). In everyday speech‚ the speaker is usually referring to unmarried minors who become pregnant unintentionally. The average age of menarche (first menstrual period) is 12 years old‚ though this figure varies by ethnicity‚[1] and ovulation occurs
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Teenage pregnancy is a widely controversial issue in the United States. Teenage mothers account for about eleven percent of all births in the US (Lowen). There are many ways in which getting pregnant at a young age hinders that individual’s likelihood of attending college or making a sufficient income in the future. If a teenager becomes pregnant‚ then their pregnancy will have a significant negative impact on their future. A teenager has a few options as to what to do in the event of pregnancy‚ one
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