TEEN Tera Sanderson

Edu 280- 3001

PREGNANCY 05 Oct 2021

RATES OF PREGNANCY

• White- 11.4%
• Hispanic- 25.3%
• Black- 25.8%
• Native American- 29.2

• Birth rates peaked in

1957 at 96.3 in 1000 to
16.7 of 1000 in 2018

• Highest teen pregnancy

rate among industrialized
nations.
 WHAT CAUSED THE DECLINE?
• Education Programs:
Aim 4 Teen Moms, Teem Option to Prevent Pregnancy (T.O.O.P)
• Aims of the programs:
Motivational interviews, contraceptive access, social service support.
• Teen pregnancy shows:
Caused up to a 1/3 decline since 2009
• Abstinence- 42%
• Contraceptives- 81% female 84% male
• Morning After Pill- 23%
 CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO TEEN
PREGNANCY
• Unprotected sex
• Low income-level
• Low education
• Being a child of a teen parent
• Sexual Assault
 ABSTINENCE
• Most effective way to prevent teen pregnancy
• Abstinence only education=more likelihood of pregnancy
 COMPREHENSIVE BIRTH CONTROL
• Condoms
• Oral Contraceptives
• IUDs
• Emergency Contraceptives
 ABORTION

• Offers alternative to childbirth

• Abortion rates dropping in sync with
decline of teen pregnancy
• Globally 4 million girls ages 15 to 19
experience unsafe abortions
 IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF TEEN
PREGNANCY
• Can be kicked out of school
• Pushed to marry early
• More likely to experience intimate partner
violence
• Teen health and safety at risk ( American
Medical Association, American Academy of
Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Medicine,
etc)
• 90% of teen without pregnancies gradate
• 50% of teen moms have a high school diploma
by age 22
 LONG TERM EFFECTS IN TEEN
PREGNANCY
• Drop out rates
30% all dropouts
Hispanic rate- 36% Affects minorities disproportionately
African American rate- 38%
• 2/3 of families started by teens are poor and ¼ rely on welfare within 3 years
• 40 % teen moms finish high school, less than 2% finish college by age 30
• Children of teen moms 50% more likely to repeat a grade
-more likely to dropout
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKolGTaO08A
 POST PREGNANCY
OPPORTUNITIES
• Reeducation to prevent further pregnancies
• Alternative schooling options
• Daycares in Schools
 HOW TO HELP AS AN EDUCATOR
• Provide emotional support: Encourage her to continue classes
• Provide resources to assist during pregnancy
• Be willing to work with student when classes or assignments are missed
• Stand up for student from ridicule from other teachers and peers
• Stay in contact with parents or guardians during and after pregnancy
• Provide reeducation resources to prevent future pregnancies
 CITATIONS

“About Teen Pregnancy.” Reproductive Health, Center for Disease control and Prevention, 03 Sept 2021,

cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.html. Accessed 03 Oct 2021.

“Welcome to the Teen Pregnancy Evidence Review.” youth.gov, https://tppevidencereview.youth.gov/. Accessed 03 Oct 2021.

Livingston, Susan. “Why is the Teen Birth Rate Falling.” 02 Aug 2019, Pew Research Center,

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/02/why-is-the-teen-birth-rate-falling/. Accessed 03 Oct 2021.

“Postcard: Teen Pregnancy Affects Graduation Rates.” 17 Jun 2013. National Coference of State Legislatures,

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_work s_cited_electronic_sources.html.

Accessed 03 Oct 2021.