day 2 session 9. understanding the risks and realities of teenage pregnancy

8/10/2019 Day 2 Session 9. Understanding the Risks and Realities of Teenage Pregnancy

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Understanding the Risksand Realities of Teen

Pregnancy

John Paolo M. Varias, RNH20 Hotel, ManilaOctober 23, 2014


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Outline

Backroun! o" #een Prenanc$ in thePhili%%ines

Risks o" #eenae Prenanc$

Ho& to %re'ent #eenae Prenanc$


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Backroun!

#he 2011 Family Health Survey re%orts that &o(en &hobeca(e (others in their teens &ere less likel$ to )nish theire!ucation.

#een %renanc$ also contributes to a countr$*s high populationgroth rate and a high percentage of young people

needing more resources on health! education and food" 10 # maternal deatha(on a!olescent +NO, 2010-

1$% Filipina mothers un!er the ae o" 20 !ie! i'in birth, fourof them under the age of 1&, NO !ata sho&e!.

#he o((ission on Po%ulation also note! that %"' percent o" the

total nu(ber o" in"ant !eaths &ere born to (others ae! belo& 20$ears ol!.

11"(# of )a)ies )orn in 2010 &ere !eli'ere! b$ (others ae!1/1. t the start o" the !eca!e, teenae (others !eli'ere! .1o" the births


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Risks of TeenagePregnancy

Risk for malnutrition

#eenae (others ten! to ha'e %oor eatin habits an!are less likel$ to take reco((en!e! !ail$ (ulti'ita(ins

to (aintain a!e8uate nutrition !urin %renanc$. #he$are (ost likel$ to s(oke, !rink or take !urin%renanc$, &hich can cause health %roble(s "or thebab$.

1 in '%renant teen is nutritionall$ at risk

9: o" %renant an! :/ o" lactatin a!olescents !o+,T(eet !ail$ caloric re8uire(ents


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Risk "or ina!e8uate %renatal care

#eenae (others are less likel$ toseek reular %renatal care &hich isessential "or (onitorin the ro&th

o" the "etus; kee%in the (other*s&eiht in check; an! a!'isin the(other on nutrition an! ho& sheshoul! take care o" hersel" toensure a health$ %renanc$.ccor!in to the (erican Me!icalssociation, babies born to &o(en&ho !o not ha'e reular %renatalcare are 4 ti(es (ore likel$ to !iebe"ore the ae o" 1 $ear.


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- Risk for a)ortion

nite! tates &here abortion isleal +23=1,000 &o(en-.

?or sure, there are (ore abortionsthat ha%%en in our countr$ that arenot e'en re%orte!. Back!oor

abortions are resorte! to &ithuntraine! @hilotsA &ith 8uestionablesterilit$ %roce!ures, increasin the%ossibilit$ "or tetanus %oisonin an!other co(%lications.


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Risk "or "etal !eaths

tatistics o" the 5e%art(ent o"Health sho& that "etal !eaths are(ore likel$ to ha%%en to $oun(others, an! that babies born b$the( are likel$ to ha'e lo& birth&eiht.


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Risk "or ac8uirin cer'ical cancer

#he Hu(an Pa%illo(a'irus +HPV- is a seCuall$

trans(itte!, &art"or(in 'irus that has beeni(%licate! in causin cancer o" the cer'iC. #his isthe (ost co((on cancer in &o(en secon!ar$ tobreast cancer.

Do(en &ho are at increase! risk "or ac8uirin this

are those &ho enae in seC be"ore 1:, ha'e a%renanc$ at or $ouner than 1:, or ha'e ha! atleast / seCual %artners, or ha'e ha! a %artner &ithat least / seCual %artners.


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.onclusion

#een (others are (ore !isa!'antae!, on a'erae,than their sa(eae counter%arts.

#eenae %renancies are o"ten associate! &ith anincrease! rate o" !elin8uent beha'iors inclu!in

alcohol an! substance abuse. #o bein &ith, (aEorit$ o" the( belon to the lo&

inco(e rou%. #eenae births are associate! &ithlo&er annual inco(e "or the (other, :0 %ercent o"

&ho( e'entuall$ rel$ on &el"are. nite! tates, se'en in 10 teen (others

co(%lete hih school, but the$ are less likel$ to oto collee &hen co(%are! to &o(en &ho !ela$chil!bearin. #he$ are also (ore likel$ to !ro% outo" school &ith onl$ about onethir! able to obtain a


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onclusion

Dith earl$ ter(ination o" "or(al e!ucation co(es li(ite!e(%lo$(ent o%%ortunities. Ho&e'er, the$ ha'e theres%onsibilit$ o" ha'in to "en! "or their chil!ren be"orethe$ e'en e'er %lanne! to.


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Risk for the )a)y

hil!ren o" teen (o(s also "ace neati'e health, coniti'e,an! beha'ioral outco(es. #his (a$ result "ro( lack o"(aturit$, an! e(otional 8uotient or si(%l$ "ro( inorance!ue to a lack o" li"e*s eC%eriences.

hil!ren born to teenae (others are less likel$ to recei'e%ro%er nutrition, health care, an! coniti'e an! socialsti(ulation. s a result, the$ (a$ ha'e an un!er!e'elo%e!intellect an! attain lo&er aca!e(ic achie'e(ent.

hil!ren born to teenae (others are at reater risk "or

abuse an! nelect. Bo$s born to teenae (others are 13 %ercent (ore likel$ to

be i(%risone! &hereas irls born to teenae others are 22%ercent (ore likel$ to beco(e teenae (others.


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Ho to prevent teenpregnancy/

1. Iee% the( at ho(e &ith an intact "a(il$ set u%.

#he social institutions surroun!in the $outh Eointl$ "or( a&eb o" inGuence that either shiel! or la$ the( o%en to the

lure o" seCual risktakin. #he "a(il$ is one such socialinstitution since an intact "a(il$ &ith both %arents raisinthe chil! &as "oun! to be correlate! to less risk takinbeha'ior b$ teens. #hose &ho le"t ho(e earl$ or &ereraise! b$ se%arate! %arents &ere note! to enae in seC

earl$ an! other risk takin beha'iors. ?a(il$ su%er'isionan! a stable %arental union are associate! &ith lesserchances o" their chil!ren enain in %re(arital seC.


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2. Iee% the( in school.

#he other social institution thatshiel!s the $outh "ro( enain inrisk takin beha'ior is the school.#eens lea'in school at an earl$ ae

are (ore likel$ than other rou% o"&o(en to ha'e their )rst seCualeC%erience outsi!e o" (arriae.


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3. Iee% the( (orall$ an! s%irituall$ roun!e!.

O'er :0 %ercent o" the /02 teens in a

e%te(ber %oll tol! researchers that reliion isi(%ortant in their li'es. Rear!less o" en!er orrace, sur'e$ results re'eale! that teens &hoatten! reliious ser'ices "re8uentl$ are lesslikel$ to ha'e %er(issi'e attitu!es about seC.Orientin the( &ith the %ro%er 'alues earl$hel%s the( i(bibe it in their li'es an! kee%sthe( "ro( succu(bin to %eer %ressure.


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" ont give in to peer pressure"

Man$ teenaers can "eel le"t out=behin! &hen their"rien!s start to ha'e bo$"rien!s, or start ha'in seC.

#hose &ho ha'e starte! to !o these thins earl$ can

o"ten talk about it enouh to (ake others "eel le"t out.K'er$one !e'elo%s at !iLerent rates, both %h$sicall$ an!(entall$, so !ont "eel that $ou shoul! be racin $our%eers "or thins like ha'in seC an! ettin bo$"rien!s.

Man$ o" $our %eers &ill reret their choices in ti(e.Others coul! e'en be l$in. 5ont Eust start ha'in seCbecause other %eo%le are i" $ou arent rea!$ to !o it$oursel".
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&" 4earn to say 5+o5"

#his inclu!es sa$in no to anything$ou "eelunco("ortable &ith. Dhether its re"usin to

ha'e a bo$"rien!, ha'e an$ kin! o" %h$sicalcontact, ha'e seC or ha'e seC &ithout%rotection, there is nothin &ron &ithstan!in u% "or $oursel". The only 100%

safe way to avoid pregnancy is to not havesex, so $ou shoul!nt "eel stu%i! "or not&antin to o throuh &ith so(ethin.
http://www.wikihow.com/Stand-up-for-Yourselfhttp://www.wikihow.com/Stand-up-for-Yourself


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$" Understand the e6ectiveness ofdi6erent forms of )irth control"

ll birth controls are not create! e8ual.o(e &ork better than others, an!so(e are %re"erre! b$ !iLerentin!i'i!uals "or !iLerent reasons.


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. Pro'ision o" correct healthin"or(ation
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Summary

Pre'entin teen %renancies re8uires aconcerte! eLort on the %art o" the %arents,the school an! o'ern(ent. #he$ nee! to

insure that the riht in"or(ation istrans(itte! to chil!ren es%eciall$ !urin their%reteen $ears an! that the$ are &ell

(onitore! an! su%%orte! e(otionall$ an!

%s$choloicall$. De can*t &atch &hat our ki!s!o all the ti(e, but then aain, &e &on*tha'e to i" the$ are e8ui%%e! to (ake better!ecisions "or the(sel'es.


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#hank $ou

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