teenage pregnancy

T R U E

One-half of all welfare payments go to families with teen mothers.

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Teen mothers are twice as likely not to finish high school.

COMPLICATIONS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Reaction to self. . .

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A child born to a teen mother is twice as likely to die before the age of one.

Reaction to self:
demonstrate strong feelings of sadness irritability frequently tearful ambivalent guilt feelings

problems in sleeping decreased in appetite inability to concentrate suicide

Boy

: Anong Tagalog ng I love you?

Girl: Mahal kita. Boy: Mahal din kita.

F It's a girl's fault if A she gets pregnant. L It's not the guy's problem. S E

issues:
. . . the problem in pregnancy is due to the barkada (gang) who has a more profound influence than parents . . . . . . 6.1% of the 2,648 surveyed females aged 15-19 are already mothers . . . 26 percent of ages from 15 to 25 admitted to having a premarital sex experience.

. . . 38 percent of the youth are already in a live-in arrangement

. . . 3.6 million of our teenagers got pregnant. . . . 92 percent of pregnancy was unplanned

You are a teen ager and find out that you or your girlfriend

is pregnant. How would you handle the situation?

T Teen mothers are R twice as likely to U die in childbirth. E

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Most teen pregnancies happen by mistake they were not planned.

. . . Family viewed teen pregnancy.

So,
Are you ready to become . . .

a mother? a father?