Teenage

Pregnancy

“Children having
children”
 Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant

of adolescence aged 10 to 19.

The victims of teenage pregnancy are the girl herself,

her child, her parents and relatives and the national
society as a whole. It will also probably make her
economically vulnerable.
 In fact, among the countries in South East
Asia, the Philippines ranked the highest rate
in teenage pregnancy.
 Cases in the Philippines

In 2009
192, 500 live births
In 2010
live births by teenage mothers registered with the NSO
were 201, 898, compared with 126,025 in 2000.
UNPFA 2011 report
53 births per 1,000 women aged between 13 and 19
2014 PSA report
reveals that 24 babies are delivered by teenage mothers
every hour.
2014 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) study
Around 14% of Filipino girls aged 15 to 19 are either
pregnant for the first time or are already mothers – more than
twice the rate recorded in 2002
Why focus on adolescent pregnancy?

It is not just a health

issue/problem, it is a
development issue

You are shaping humanity’s

present and future
IS IT A PROBLEM IN OUR SOCIETY?

Teen pregnancy is a communal problem,

a family problem, and a personal problem
all rolled into one.

Teenage pregnancy is becoming a

societal problem that branches out to
other problems.
 FACTORS INSTIGATE TEENAGE
PREGNANCY

 curiosity or experimentation
 peer pressure
 family-related problems
 lack of information
 the influence of liberal views on sex
Risks and Consequences of
Teenage Pregnancy
 Carelessness of society
-harsh comments, unneeded
pressure

-slimmer chance of employment

 Inadequate prenatal care

 Malnutrition
  Health problem
-under intense pressure and pain throughout
her delivery, unbearable for her
-drink alcohol during pregnancy----babies
w/ congenital problems such as
underdeveloped bone structure, mental retardation,
facial abnormalities, organ deformities

 Risks to mother- unprepared

body condition
-anemia -Prolonged labor
-miscarriage -Hemorrhage
-Stillbirth
  Emotional consequences
-abandon the child and think
baby as unwanted
-most likely to drop out school
-alcohol and substance abuse
-commit or attempt suicide
Risks for the Baby
 growing up without a father
 low birth weight and premature
 Still birth oR infant death
 School failure
 Insufficient health care
 Abuse and neglect
 Poverty and welfare dependence
 HOW TO PREVENT TEENAGE
PREGNANCY?

o keep them at home with an intact family set up

o keep them in school
o keep talking to them
o keep them morally and spiritually grounded
ARE THERE
LAWS
ADDRESSING
THIS
PROBLEM?
 TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE 1. Teen mothers are twice as likely to die in

TRUE childbirth.
2. A child born to a teen mother is twice as
FALSE likely to die before the age of one.
3. If a girl gets pregnant a guy does no
need to worry about it if he does not like
TRUE
the girl.
4. Teen mothers are twice as likely not to
FALSE
finish high school
 TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE 6. If a couple breaks up after the girl is
pregnant, the guy has no responsibility for the
child.

TRUE
7. Most teen pregnancies happen by mistake – they
were not planned
FALSE
8. It’s a girl’s fault if she gets pregnant. It’s not the
guy’s problem
TRUE
9. 20% of teen mothers are pregnant again before
two years
 IF you don’t feel
ready, DON’T
DO IT!

IF you have
mixed feelings
3 THINGS TO and are under a
REMEMBER: lot of pressure
from friends or
partner, DON’T
DO IT!

IF you have
doubts, DON’T DO
IT!!!
“ ANG PAG-AARAL AY
PARA SA HINAHARAP,
HUWAG IPAGPALIT SA
SANDALING SARAP”
MARAMING
SALAMAT
PO…!