Teen Pregnancy

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Teen Pregnancy and Prenatal Testing

Teen pregnancy is when a girl between the ages of twelve and nineteen become pregnant. Teen pregnancy is very common in young girls’ nation wide. Some girls become pregnant to keep a boyfriend. But in actual fact the choice is up to the boyfriend weather or not he wants to still be with the girl.




Some girls get pregnant to feel loved by the baby, or because their friends have babies. Some girls have unplanned pregnancies because they risk having unprotected sex. Teen girls risk having low birth weight babies or, babies with abnormalities especially those who have a history of genetic diseases, or a known history of miscarriages. And, some young girls have very painful deliveries because the pelvis has not fully developed as yet.




Many girls do not take the time out to find out about prenatal learning. They continue to use drugs in the earliest stages of pregnancy. Some girls may also have low birth weight babies because of nutritional reasons, not eating healthy or not eating enough. Following the advice of a professional physician during pregnancy provides the best prenatal care possible.






Statistics of teen pregnancy.




According to the National Survey of adolescent males (NSAM) in (1995) , many teenage males engage in unprotected sex. Several may use contraceptives responsibly but the contraceptives are not being used consistently. In some cases the after effect is a girl becoming pregnant. When she decides she wants to keep the baby, the transition of ‘girl’ now changes to ‘mother’ and the transition of ‘boy’ changes to ‘father’.
One study (Sonenstein et al., 1997) Explains sexual experience by age in males.




Some males choose to have no involvement with the expectant mother and fetus. On the other hand, some males become involved in the pregnancy. Just as the mother goes through physical changes such as gaining weight, morning si...