Sunday, October 11, 2009

TEENAGE PREGNANCY

A Research Paper

Presented to

Mr. Neil A. Improgo

Faculty of the English Department

Manolo Fortich National High School

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Course

English IV

by

Dianielhi Abarido

Cheryl Joy Amarga

October, 2009

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researchers would like to thank the following people:

Mr. Neil Improgo, English Teacher, for his valuable and expert advise to the researches;

Dr. Erlinda C. Chico, Secondary School Principal II of Manolo Fortich National High School, for her understanding and cooperation in allowing the researchers to use the Computer Laboratory for their research work;

Miss Methuselah K. Arenas, Class Adivser, for her sincere and moral support;

To our awesome families, for all their incomparable love and support.

DEDICATION

To

Our beloved parents,

friends and classmates;

our relatives, teachers, to all Teen Mothers

and most especially to

the school

MANOLO FORTICH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

This humble piece of work is dedicated.

Dianielhi Abarido

Cheryl Joy Amarga

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. TITLE PAGE

II. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

III. DEDICATION

IV. TABLE OF CONTENTS

VI. WORK CITED

VII. APPENDICES

i. Photos

ii. Concept Map

OUTLINE

i. Introduction

ii. Body

What is Teenage Pregnancy?

Symptoms

Prevention

Youngest birth mother

iii. Conclusion

Introduction

Teen Pregnancy is a problem in today's society. There appears to be a lack of support. Teen mothers don't know their options. We feel that many teens today are unaware of the dangers of unprotected sex. To bring another life into this world without proper care and attention is to no one's advantage .The intention of this research paper is to inform people that are pregnant of the options available and to help them make the right decision when it comes to teen pregnancy.

BODY

Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenaged or underage girl (usually within the ages of 13-19) becoming pregnant. The term in everyday speech usually refers to women who have not reached legal adulthood, which varies across the world, who become pregnant.
Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one in three receives a high school diploma) and only 1.5% has a college degree by age 30.
Teen mothers are more likely to end up on welfare (nearly 80% of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare).
Additional births to teens that are already mothers are disturbingly common; nearly 25% of teen mothers have a second birth before turning twenty.
Teen mothers are less likely to qualify for a well-paying job since few have a high school diploma.
Two-thirds of families begun by a young unmarried mother are poor.
Almost 1/2 of all teen mothers and over 3/4 of unmarried teen mothers began receiving welfare within five years of the birth of their first child.
Babies of teen mothers are more likely to be born prematurely and at low birth weight, which raises the probabilities of infant death, blindness, deafness, chronic respiratory problems, mental retardation, mental illness, and cerebral palsy; it also doubles the chance that a child will later be diagnosed as having dyslexia, hyperactivity, or another disability.

The symptoms are Implantation Bleeding, Delay/Difference in Menstruation, Swollen/Tender Breasts, Fatigue/Tiredness, Nausea/Morning Sickness,Backaches,Headaches,Frequent Urination,
Darkening of Areolas,Food Cravings.

To prevent this you shall use the different contraceptives which are the Condoms, The Female Condom, Spermicides, Foam, Suppository, Film, Sponge, Diaphragm, The Pill

In 1983 Lina Medina of Paurange, Peru gave birth to a 2.7 kg son (5.9 lb), Gerardo, by caesarean section on Mother's Day, May 14, 1939 in Lima at the age of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days. Her parents, who assumed their daughter had a tumour, took her to a hospital, where she was determined to be seven months pregnant. Although Medina's father was arrested on suspicion of child molesting, he was later released due to lack of evidence, and the identity of who impregnated Medina was never uncovered.

V. Conclusion
Unwanted teen pregnancy can be prevented through open communication and by providing guidance regarding sexuality, contraception, and risks and responsibilities of possible pregnancy.

Finally, support of family and love will greatly help pregnant teens to a major extent.

VI. WORK CITED

1. National Research Center for Women and Families (2001). "When Little Girls Become Women: Early Onset of Puberty in Girls".
2. Treffers PE (November 2003). "[Teenage pregnancy, a worldwide problem]" (in Dutch; Flemish). Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 147 (47): 2320–5. PMID 14669537.
3. UNICEF. (2001). A League Table of Teenage Births in Rich NationsPDF (888 KB). Retrieved July 7, 2006.
4. Mayor S (May 2004). "Pregnancy and childbirth are leading causes of death in teenage girls in developing countries". BMJ 328 (7449): 1152. doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7449.1152-a. PMID 15142897. PMC: 411126. http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7449/1152-a.
5. Makinson C (1985). "The health consequences of teenage fertility". Fam Plann Perspect 17 (3): 132–9. doi:10.2307/2135024. PMID 2431924.
6. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (2002). Not Just Another Single Issue: Teen Pregnancy Prevention's Link to Other Critical Social IssuesPDF (147 KB). Retrieved May 27, 2006.
7. Population Council (2006)Unexplored Elements of Adolescence in the Developing World Population Briefs, January 2006, Vol. 12, No. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
8. Furstenberg FF, Levine JA, Brooks-Gunn J (1990). "The children of teenage mothers: patterns of early childbearing in two generations". Fam Plann Perspect 22 (2): 54–61. doi:10.2307/2135509. PMID 2347409.
9. Fostering Hope: Preventing Teen Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster CarePDF (42.1 KB) A Joint Project of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and UCAN (Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network) 16 Feb 2006

VII.Appendices

Photos

Condom

Female Condom

Foam

Concept Map