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Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage Pregnancy
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Causes Risks Preventions
Adolescent
Psychologically mature
Physically changing
Causes
Having a family that still consider sex is taboo Doing sexual intercourse in fertile period Distant relationship and low interaction trough the family
Risks
Medical risk (low birth weight, prematurity and inadequate fetal growth, Pre-eclampsia)
Emotional and psychological risk (stress, depression, alienated from peers) Social risk
Preventions
Talking early and often about sex, contraception, morals and values trough the teenagers Encouraging friendships, groups of friends and going out with a group activity Self-awareness
Advantages
More mature/ responsible because they have
Disadvantages
Financial problem Missing out on teen years People might look differently
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