 Miscarriage-  Stillbirth –  Premature birth –  Low Birth Weight –

 Miscarriage- spontaneous loss of pregnancy before the 20 th week.  Stillbirth –Baby dies during pregnancy after the 20 th week.  Premature birth –baby born before the 37 th week of pregnancy.  example: twins example: twins  Low Birth Weight – baby weighing less than 5 lbs. 8 oz. at birth.

 Pregnancy  Sexually Transmitted Disease STDs  Loss of Reputation/self-respect  Too Young Too Young

Creates 4 problems: 1) Health Risks 2) Impact on Educational Choices 3) Financial problems 4) Emotional & Social Stress

 Results for mom: injury for spine and pelvic bones, altering her state of live  Results for baby: Can be born premature

 Risks  High blood pressure (pregnancy-induced hypertension- PIH)  Results  To Mom: Effects on kidney, heart, and blood circulation; may lead to convulsions or death; higher for teens under 15 than adults  To Baby: Greater risk of premature delivery, miscarriage, stillbirth

 Risks: - Poor eating habits  Results  To Mom: Deprive the mother of adequate nutrition, may lead to pregnancy-induced hypertension  To Baby: Deprive the fetus of adequate nutrition

 Risks  Failure to go to the doctor (less than 2/3 of pregnant teens receive early prenatal care)  Results  To Mom: Greater health risks  To Baby: Greater health risks

 Risks WRONG!!! - Exposure to harmful substances, such as smoking, drinking, and drug use  Results  To Mom: Increases heart rate, blood pressure, and rapid breathing; reduces the flow of blood  To Baby: Miscarriage/stillbirth, low birth weight, growth defects, hyperactivity, learning problems, and addiction

 Results  To Mom: S TDs may contribute to arthritis, heart disease, infertility, eye infections, even mortality.  To Baby: Contribute to miscarriage, stillbirth, severe eye infections, etc.

 Rubella (German measles)  Results  To Mom: Low-grade fever, rash, and swollen lymph glands in the neck  To Baby: Can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, or serious congenital defects. If baby survives, he/she may have vision, hearing, or heart problems

 Risks  Low birth weight  Results  To Mom: None  To Baby:  Likely to die in first year  Bleeding in brain  Intestinal problems  Underdeveloped lungs (breathing problems)

 Results  To Mom: Social, emotional, financial risks, employment and educational concerns  To Baby: Struggles to survive and face challenges of life

 Results  To Mom: Affects healthy development and stresses body even more than first pregnancy.  To Baby: Affects healthy development

 Best thing for teen mom is to complete school  May drop out when pregnant or after the birth of the baby  Hard to find a job

 To avoid health risks, teen moms need good medical care  Child needs food, clothes, housing, health care (physical/basic needs)  Financial burdens can be stressful/ overwhelming

 Adjusting to new relationships can cause stress as well as  Changes to old relationships  Teen parents may miss old friends  They may feel that they have nothing in common w/them.  Teens Teens  teens2 teens2

Results  To Mom:  Difficult of becoming a parent, keeping baby.  Isolation from friends  Insecure about parenting roles  Have less in common with friends  Impatient & irritable  Teen marriage more likely to end in divorce  To Baby: Abuse and neglect of infant

 Results  To Mom:70% never graduate from high school; low- paying jobs  To Baby: Grow up in poverty

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