Teenage pregnancy

Mariana:
Teenage pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy is formally defined as a pregnancy in a young woman who will not reach her 20th birthday before the expected birth (age 14 to 21). Whether fertilityleads to early pregnancy depends on a number of factors, both societal and personal. Pregnant teenagers face many of the same issues as women in their 20s and 30s. For mothers between 15 and 19 age isnot a risk factor, but additional risks may be associated with socioeconomic factors.
In developed countries, teenage pregnancies are associated with many social issues, including lower educationallevels, higher rates of poverty. Teenage pregnancy in developed countries is usually outside of marriage, and carries a social stigma in many communities and cultures. Many studies and campaigns haveattempted to uncover the causes and limit the numbers of teenage pregnancies.In other countries and cultures, particularly in the developing world, teenage pregnancy is usually within marriage and doesnot involve a social stigma.
Elliot:
Statistics:
1. Three-quarters of a million teens between 15 and 19 become pregnant each year.
2. Very few teens who become mothers plan on doing so.
3.Two-thirds of teen pregnancies occur among teens 18-19 years old.
4. Teen mothers account for 11% of all births in the US.
5. Out of all teen pregnancies, 57% end in birth.
6. Nearly a third of teenpregnancies choose abortion.
7. Black teens have the highest teen pregnancy rate.
8. Teens who become pregnant are less likely to attend college.
9. US teen pregnancy rates are higher than thoseof other developed countries.
10. Teen pregnancy rates declined between 1991 and 2005 but are on the rise again.

Katy:
Teen pregnancy in México

One of six births in the country occurs inwomen 19 years of age or less. Teen pregnancy is considered both medically and socially as a high-risk situation. Adolescence is both a period of opportunity as well as a time of vulnerability. In...