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Teen Pregnancy Cierra Franklin English 102 Instructor Dr. Freeman July 26, 2010 Everyday young girls are faced with life changing decisions, whether or not to tell someone their pregnant or might be pregnant. Teens fear what others will say about them or how their family and friends will react to them being pregnant. What teens do not realize is by not seeking help or informing someone their pregnant, they place themselves and their children in harm’s way. Starting the moment they become pregnant their chances of having health risk, during the pregnancy has already begun. There are several consequences and health risks that effect teens during and after pregnancy such as: gaining too much weight, not gaining enough†¦show more content†¦Babies born early may have problems controlling their sugar levels as well. Normally premature infant’s hearts are under developed causing heart problems, the brain is usually under developed causing possible mental retardation, cerebral, hypothermia, chronic lung disease, autism, and even psychological dama ge. There are a variety of problems that infants are at a higher risk of obtaining if born premature. The third health risk would be the effects of the mother smoking during pregnancy (McClure, 2007). For instance, it can cause the oxygen supply to the baby to be reduced, slow the growth of the of fetus down, reduce blood flow to the baby because the mother blood vessel are narrower, weaken the infants breathing after birth, causes mucus to block the babies airway, increase the changes of SIDS, slows down mental and academic performance, cause the child to be hyperactive, and have behavioral problems later in life (Swierzewski, 2009). All these things affect the child if a mother smokes during pregnancy. The final risk for infants is death, an infant’s body that is under nourished, under developed and underweight can all lead to death. Even after birth an infant born to a teen mother has a higher chance of dying all the way up too there first birthday ( Swierzewski, 2007). Infants can die during the birth from the umbilical cord being wrapped around a part of theShow MoreRelatedPeer Pressure808 Words   |  4 Pagesand causing hardship and anxiety. Sex and drugs are the worst problems for our young adults. Alcohol is one of the leading causes for unprotected sex, leading to teen pregnancy. Which causes increased drop out rate, for fear of humiliation (from their peers) that helped them make the choice to drink in the first place. Teen pregnacy also increses America’s abortion average. Alcohol also affects judgment leading to another poor choices. If drugs are offered, its harder to think about the consequencesRead MoreHow Do We Manage Groups And Teams?1335 Words   |  6 Pagesfind yound girls and young boys who was on drugs and wanted to change their life. Some of the teens were on drugs, teen age pregnacy, run- away from home because of their sex, and other things that a teen might had problems with. This organzation called a meeting to let the individuals voice their opinion and ask any questions, so the group could help sovle any problems that the teens had. Some teens live in a culture where there are older ind ividuals that are influencing youger peers in doingRead MoreTeen Pregnancy Should Not Be Allowed in High School Essay1210 Words   |  5 Pagesâ€Å"Teen pregnancy should not be allowed because it results in an increase in high school dropouts† . Its important for teen to stay in school its probably much easier for them to drop out or either the school tells them to they also might feel embarrassed to go to school due to the rumors about her being pregnant some of the teen girls get bullied over the internet being pregnant at an early age some feel worthless and regret what they have done at an early age the rate is going up due to theRead MoreTeen Pregnancies : Children And Teens About Sex1787 Words   |  8 PagesGinger Rogers Professor Rivers ECN 1101 24 November 2015 Teen Pregnancies Many parent today are afraid to talk with their children and teens about sex and the importance of safe sex. With teen pregnancy dropping it is important for teen to know about safe sex, prevention of pregnancy and what options they have if they become pregnant. Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that â€Å"in 2013 there was a total of 273,105 babies born to teens ages 15-19 but this is a drop of 10% from 2012† (Reproductive)