Teen Pregnancy

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Teen Pregnancy
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Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• The United States has the highest rates of teen
  pregnancy and births in the industrialized world.
• US rates are twice as high as in England and
  Wales or Canada, and eight times as high as in
  the Netherlands or Japan.
• In the United States, one of every ten births
  involves a teen mother.
• Teen mothers account for 11 of all births in the
  US.
• Three-quarters of a million teens between 15 and
  19 become pregnant each year.
• Teen pregnancy costs the United States over 7
  billion annually.
• Nearly 80 of the fathers of babies born to teen
  mothers do not marry their babies' mothers. 
• On average, these absent fathers pay less than
  800 annually for child support.

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Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• Out of all teen pregnancies, 82 are unintended.
• Teen pregnancy accounts for 20 of all unplanned
  pregnancies annually.
• Two-thirds of teen pregnancies occur among teens
  18-19 years old.
• Out of all teen pregnancies, 57 end in birth.
• Another 14 end in miscarriage.
• Out of all teenage pregnancies, 29 are
  terminated by abortion.

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Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• For young women age 15-19, black teens are most
  likely to become pregnant (134 per 1,000 women).
  Slightly lower rates occur among Hispanics (131
  per 1,000) followed by non-Hispanic whites (48
  per 1,000).
• Teens who become pregnant are less likely to
  attend college.
• Although teenage mothers today are more likely to
  finish high school or earn their GEDs than in the
  past, pregnant teens are less likely to attend
  college than teens who do not become pregnant.

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Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• Teen pregnancy rates declined between 1991 and
  2005 but are on the rise again.
• The teen pregnancy rate reached an all-time high
  in 1990 with an estimated 116.9 per thousand and
  an all-time high birth rate of 61.8 births per
  thousand in 1991.
• By 2002, the pregnancy rate had dropped to 75.4
  per thousand - a decline of 36.
• However, a December 2007 report by the Centers
  for Disease Control shows a 3 increase in
  teenage pregnancy from 2005 to 2006.

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Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• Less than 1/3 of teens who become pregnant before
  age 18 complete high school leaving them
  unprepared for the job market and more likely to
  raise their children in poverty.
• Babies born to teens are at an increased risk of
  low birth weight and the attending health
  problems mental retardation, blindness,
  deafness, mental illness, cerebral palsy and
  infant death.
• Girls born to teen mothers are 22 more likely to
  become mothers as teens themselves.
• Sons of teen mothers are more likely to end up in
  jail.

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Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• Daughters of teenager mothers are more likely to
  become teenage mothers themselves, and are higher
  at risk of long-term welfare dependency
• Children who grow up in single-parent homes are
  less likely to marry, more likely to divorce, and
  more likely to have children outside of wedlock.
• The daughters of unmarried mothers are more
  likely to become sexually active in their teen
  years and are more likely to become involved with
  men that will abuse them.

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Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• Children of divorce are 60 percent more likely to
  undergo divorce or separation in adulthood than a
  similar population from intact families.
• The divorce/separation rate for white male
  children of divorce was 35 percent higher than
  for white male children from intact families.
• Teens from single-parent homes are twice as
  likely to drop out of high school, become teen
  parents, and one-and-one-half times more likely
  to stay at home as young adults.

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Teen Pregnancy Statistics

• "14 of white women who married in the 1940s
  eventually divorced.
• A generation later, almost 50 percent of those
  that married in the late sixties and early
  seventies have already divorced.
• Between 1970 and 1992, the proportion of babies
  born outside of marriage leaped from 11 to 30.
• By 1994, 40 of never-married women in their
  thirties had had an illegitimate child.

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Responsibilities

• Whether planned or unplanned, a pregnant mother
  has a remarkable number of responsibilities.
• Of course, after giving birth these
  responsibilities continue for the rest of your
  life!

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Myths and Facts

• Myth I can't get pregnant if I have my period.
  Fact You can get pregnant if you have vaginal
  sex while you have your period.
• Sperm can survive inside of you anywhere from a
  day to almost a week, which means that the sperm
  could still be waiting for an egg to fertilize
  when you ovulate.
• If you decide to have sex while you have your
  period, you should still use birth control since
  you can still get an STI.
• If you think you may be pregnant, take a
  pregnancy test right away.
• Todays tests give you results as quickly as six
  to eight days after conception.

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Myths and Facts

• Myth I can't get pregnant if he doesn't
  ejaculate inside of me. Fact You can get
  pregnant if your partner ejaculates inside your
  vagina or on or near your vulva (this is your
  external genitals including the opening to your
  vagina).
• There is also something called pre-ejaculate
  which is a small amount of fluid that contains
  thousands of sperm.
• It is called pre-ejaculate because your partner
  releases it before he actually ejaculates.
  Because of pre-ejaculate, the withdrawal method
  is not a reliable birth control method.

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Myths and Facts

• Myth I can't get pregnant if he doesn't put his
  penis inside of me.Fact Pregnancy can occur
  when your partner ejaculates or pre-ejaculates
  near or on your vulva. Even if you and your
  partner do not engage in vaginal sex, there is
  still a chance of getting pregnant if there is
  naked body contact between the sex organs.

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Myths and Facts

• Myth I can't get pregnant the first time I have
  sex. Fact You can get pregnant any and every
  time you have sex, it doesn't matter if it is
  your first time or not.
• Plus, females are the most fertile when they are
  teenagers and in their early 20's.

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Myths and Facts

• Myth If I washout my vagina after sex, I won't
  get pregnant.Fact Whether you wash with hot
  water, soap, or use a douche, it won't make a
  difference.
• Sperm are really fast swimmers and will get to
  their destination before you even have the chance
  to think about it.
• Additionally, using something like a douche may
  actually help them along by giving them an extra
  thrust into your cervix.
• Also, your body works naturally to suck the
  sperm up into the womb, so washing after sex
  won't help you prevent a pregnancy.

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Myths and Facts

• Fact Your hymen has nothing to do with your
  ability to get pregnant.
• As well, many girls' hymens don't break when they
  have sex for the first time (you might have also
  heard of this as "popping the cherry").
• The hymen is a thin piece of skin that stretches
  across the opening of your vagina.
• There are different hymen sizes and openings
  while some girls may not even seem to have a
  hymen.
• Plus, your hymen can break from doing things like
  horseback riding or even riding your bike.
• If you have had sex, you can get pregnant, no
  matter what state your hymen is in.

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