teen pregnancies. why they matter they affect so many areas of our lives
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TEEN TEEN PREGNANCIESPREGNANCIES
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TEEN TEEN PREGNANCIESPREGNANCIES
Why They Why They MatterMatter
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They affect so many areas of our lives.They affect so many areas of our lives.
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Teen mothers tend to receive less prenatal care than mothers in their 20’s.
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With less prenatal care, babies are more likely to be born prematurely and with low
birthweight.
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By age 2, these children have significantly lower cognitive test scores.
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Children born outside of two-parent families are more likely to:
Be poorHave poorer school attendance
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Children born outside of two-parent families
are more likely to:
Have lower GPAs Drop out
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Nearly 80% of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare.
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Only 41% of teen mothers graduate from high school.
Only 1.5% of those will earn a college degree by age 30.
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¼ of teen mothers will have a second child within 24 months of the first baby
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Single mothers report higher levels of stress, fewer contacts with family & friends, less involvement with social groups and less overall social support.
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Both teen mothers and fathers report less happiness and more conflict in their relationship.
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Teen girls under age 18 are twice as likely to be beaten by their child’s father than girls over age 18.
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Teen mothers are 7 times more likely to commit suicide than other teenagers.
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Nearly 80% of fathers of babies born to teen mothers do not marry their babies’ mothers.
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Absent fathers pay less than $800 annually for child support.
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Fatherless children are at significantly increased risk for drug and alcohol abuse when they become teens.
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The sons of teenage mothers are 13% more likely to end up in prison.
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Teen girls without a father in their life are two times more likely to initiate sexual activity early compared to girls with fathers present.
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Daughters of teen mothers are 22% more likely to become teen mothers themselves.
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Little sisters of teen mothers are more likely to become teen mothers themselves.
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National Cost to Tax Payers is Billions of $
-Health care-Foster care-Incarceration-Lost tax revenue
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Another difficult consequence of unplanned pregnancy is abortion.
(3700 abortions per day in America)(20% are to teens)
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Too many teens still Too many teens still think “It can’t happen think “It can’t happen
to me.”to me.”
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For more informationFor more information about teen pregnancy about teen pregnancy
and how to prevent it, visit and how to prevent it, visit www.thenationalcampaign.orgwww.thenationalcampaign.org