Teenage

Pregnancy

Children having
children

Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy is the condition of

being pregnant of adolescence aged 10
to 19.
The victims of teenage pregnancy are the
girl herself, her child, her parents and
relatives and the national society as a
whole. It will also probably make her
economically vulnerable.

In fact, among the countries in

South East Asia, the Philippines
ranked the highest rate
in
teenage pregnancy.

Cases in the Philippines

In 2009
192, 500 live births
In 2010
live births by teenage mothers registered with the
NSO were 201, 898, compared with 126,025 in 2000.
UNPFA 2011 report
53 births per 1,000 women aged between 13 and 19
2014 PSA report
reveals that 24 babies are delivered by teenage
mothers
every hour.
2014 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) study
Around 14% of Filipino girls aged 15 to 19 are either
pregnant for the first time or are already mothers
more
than twice the rate recorded in 2002

Why focus on adolescent

pregnancy?

It is not just a health

issue/problem, it is a
development issue
You are shaping humanitys
present and future

IS IT A PROBLEM IN OUR SOCIETY?

Teen pregnancy is a communal

problem, a family problem, and
a personal problem all rolled
into one.
Teenage pregnancy is
becoming a societal problem
that branches out to other
problems.

FACTORS INSTIGATE
TEENAGE PREGNANCY

curiosity or experimentation
peer pressure
family-related problems
lack of information
the influence of liberal views on
sex

Risks and
Consequences of
Teenage Pregnancy
Carelessness of society
-harsh comments,
pressure

unneeded

-slimmer chance
of employment

Inadequate prenatal care

Malnutrition

Health problem
-under intense pressure and pain throughout
her delivery, unbearable for her
-drink alcohol during pregnancy----babies w/
congenital problems such as
underdeveloped bone structure, mental
retardation, facial abnormalities, organ
deformities
Risks to mother- unprepared body
condition
-anemia

-Prolonged labor
-miscarriage

-Hemorrhage
-Stillbirth

 Emotional consequences
-abandon the child and think

baby as unwanted
-most likely to drop out school
-alcohol and substance abuse
-commit or attempt suicide

Risks for the Baby

growing up without a father

low birth weight and premature
Still birth oR infant death
School failure
Insufficient health care
Abuse and neglect
Poverty and welfare dependence

HOW TO PREVENT TEENAGE

PREGNANCY?
o keep them at home with an intact
family set up
o keep them in school
o keep talking to them
o keep them morally and spiritually
grounded

ARE THERE
LAWS
ADDRESSING
THIS
PROBLEM?

TRUE or FALSE?
1. Teen mothers are twice as
likely to die in
TRUE
childbirth.
2. A child born to a teen mother
FALSE is twice as
likely to die before the age of
one.
3. If a girl gets pregnant a guy
TRUE does no
need to worry about it if he
FALSE does not like
TRU
E

TRUE or FALSE?

FALSE 6. If a couple breaks up after the girl is

pregnant, the guy has no responsibility for the
child.
7. Most teen pregnancies happen by mistake
TRUE they
were not planned

FALSE 8. Its a girls fault if she gets pregnant.

Its not the

guys problem

TRUE

9. 20% of teen mothers are pregnant again before

two years

IF you dont feel

ready, DONT DO
IT!

3 THINGS TO
REMEMBER:

IF you have mixed

feelings and are
under a lot of
pressure from
friends or partner,
DONT DO IT!
IF you have
doubts, DONT
DO IT!!!

 ANG PAG-AARAL
AY PARA SA
HINAHARAP,
HUWAG IPAGPALIT
SA SANDALING
SARAP

MARAMING
SALAMAT
PO!