The Poor Education of the Teenage Mother and... take first place for highest teenage pregnancy rates. among developed countries.1 Research has shown that about two in five adolescent girls become pregnant before the age of twenty.2 Recurrence of teenage pregnancies now reaches up to 900,000 pregnancies each year in the United States.1 different factors associated with high prevalence of teenage motherhood can be observed in communities affected by low socio-economic status, lack of education and, most interestingly, a new correlation found between pregnancy history intergenerational relationship of adolescents with family.2 Communities facing these problems continue to maintain such high statistical values for adolescent pregnancies and have created a vicious cycle which is then adopted by subsequent generations. Teenage pregnancy not only has a negative impact on the family but also has adverse effects on the health of the child and society. The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is four times higher than in developed European countries, such as France and Germany.3 Latina and black women account for the largest share of teen pregnancies because these Groups experience highly disproportionate cases of births between ages 13 and 18.3 These groups also face the highest rates of low socioeconomic status and low education levels, which together make the pregnancy problem worse. . About 60% of women live in poverty at childbearing time and lack the knowledge or resources to survive economically or avoid another pregnancy.2...... middle of article.... ..een Teenage Pregnancy and a Family History of Teenage Births. Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health [online series]. June 2007;39(2):108-115. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed May 18, 2014. Hayes L. 13b: Adolescent pregnancy - prevention and intervention. Practice Nurse [online series]. 28 November 2003;26(9):63. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed May 18, 2014. Hoffman, SD and Maynard, RA (eds.). (2008). Children Having Children: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press. Petersen J, Atkinson P, Petrie S, Gibin M, Ashby D, Longley P. Teenage pregnancy – New tools to support local health campaigns. Health & Place [online series]. March 2009;15(1):300-307. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed in May 18, 2014.

Essay / The Poor Education of the Teenage Mother and... take first place for highest teenage pregnancy rates. among developed countries.1 Research has shown that about two in five adolescent girls become pregnant before the age of twenty.2 Recurrence of teenage pregnancies now reaches up to 900,000 pregnancies each year in the United States.1 different factors associated with high prevalence of teenage motherhood can be observed in communities affected by low socio-economic status, lack of education and, most interestingly, a new correlation found between pregnancy history intergenerational relationship of adolescents with family.2 Communities facing these problems continue to maintain such high statistical values for adolescent pregnancies and have created a vicious cycle which is then adopted by subsequent generations. Teenage pregnancy not only has a negative impact on the family but also has adverse effects on the health of the child and society. The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is four times higher than in developed European countries, such as France and Germany.3 Latina and black women account for the largest share of teen pregnancies because these Groups experience highly disproportionate cases of births between ages 13 and 18.3 These groups also face the highest rates of low socioeconomic status and low education levels, which together make the pregnancy problem worse. . About 60% of women live in poverty at childbearing time and lack the knowledge or resources to survive economically or avoid another pregnancy.2...... middle of article.... ..een Teenage Pregnancy and a Family History of Teenage Births. Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health [online series]. June 2007;39(2):108-115. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed May 18, 2014. Hayes L. 13b: Adolescent pregnancy - prevention and intervention. Practice Nurse [online series]. 28 November 2003;26(9):63. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed May 18, 2014. Hoffman, SD and Maynard, RA (eds.). (2008). Children Having Children: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press. Petersen J, Atkinson P, Petrie S, Gibin M, Ashby D, Longley P. Teenage pregnancy – New tools to support local health campaigns. Health & Place [online series]. March 2009;15(1):300-307. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed in May 18, 2014.

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