Teenage Pregnancy

TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Raymund Vincent B. Espejo

 GANITO KAMI
NOON, PAANO
KAYO NGAYON?
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kasal muna bago anak

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buntis muna bago kasal
• “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa
ng bayan.”
 Batang Ina
• Ginusto mo ba?
• Ginusto ba namin?
• Ano ang sasabihin ni Nanay at Tatay?
• Makakaya ko bang magdamit ng nakaduster?
• May pera ba kami?
• Iiwanan ba niya ako?
• Sino ang bubuhay sa bata?
• Ipapaabort ko ba?
 Batang Ama
• Ginusto ko ba?
• Anong sasabihin ni Mama at Papa?
• Makakalaro pa ba ako ng basketball?
• Paano mag-alaga ng sanggol?
• May pera ba kami?
• Kaya ko na ba silang buhayin?
• Pababayaan ko na ba sila?
 Expenses (Student)
• Notebook x 10 @ Php 15.00 = Php 150.00
• Ballpen X 2 @ Php 7.00 = Php 14.00
• Intermediate/Pad Paper = Php 20.00
• School Uniform = Php 1,000.00
• Shoes = Php 400.00
• Eraser, Pencil and art materials= Php 250.00
• TOTAL = Php 1, 834.00
 Cost of Having a Baby in the
Philippines
• Prenatal Checkups- ₱450 to ₱1,000
• Ultrasounds and scans =₱2,000 to ₱5,500
• Normal Delivery and Caesarian Section
• ₱40,000 to ₱50,000
• ₱80,000 to as much as ₱250,000
• ₱1,800 to ₱5,000 per vaccine, per visit,
depending on which hospital you go to
• Milk for baby 0-6 months-
• Bonna Php 990.00- 2kg
• S26 Gold Php 2,310.00 – 1.8 kg
• Lactum- Php 996.00 – 2kg
• Nestogen- Php 230.00- 340 g
• Nan Optipro- 488 – 400 g
• Baby wipes- 80 sheets- 20-50
• Diaper- 50 pcs.- Php 199-600
• Lampin
• others – Php 10,000.00
 Causes of Teenage Pregnancy
• Curiosity or experimentation
• Peer pressure/BF/GF pressure
• Family-related problems
• Lack of information
• The influence of liberal views on sex
 Sex Videos Scandals or Nude
Photos
• Alam ba ninyo ang taong mahulian o makitaan ng sex video
scandals o di kaya nude photos ng isang menor de edad na
nasa kanyang pag-iingat, pagtatago nito sa social media tulad
ng Facebook wall at facebook messenger gamit ang kanyang
cellphone o computer ay pwedeng makasuhan ito at
makulong sa kasong RA 9775 o mas kilala sa tawag na Anti-
Child Pornography act of 2009 ng section in relation to RA
10175 (AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, PROVIDING FOR THE
PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND THE
IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES)
 Teen Pregnancy
Pak na Pak, Ganern na Ganern)
1. True 1. Teen mothers are twice as likely to die in
childbirth.
2. True 2. A child born to a teen mother is twice as likely to
die before the age of one.
3. True 3. Teen mothers are twice as likely not to finish high
school.
4. True 4. One-half of all welfare payments go to families
with teen mothers.
5. True 5. 20% of teen mothers are pregnant again before
two years.
6. True 6. 82% of girls who gave birth at age 15 or younger
were born to teen parents.
 Teen Pregnancy Pre-test
(True or False)

7. True 7. Most teen pregnancies happen by mistake – they

were not planned.
8. True 8. If a boy has already made plans for further
education after high school, he should not have
to worry about marrying a girl, even if she is
pregnant.
9. False 9. If a girl is pregnant, but the boy doesn’t want her
to have the baby, he is not responsible for
supporting the child financially.
10. True 10. If the father wants custody and the mother
doesn't, the father gets custody, because it's his
baby.
 Teen Pregnancy Pre-test
(True or False)

11. False 11. If a girl gets pregnant a guy does not need to
worry about it if he does not like the girl.
12. False 12. If a guy does not have a regular job, he will not
be responsible for child support.
13. False 13. If a couple breaks up after the girl is pregnant,
the guy has no responsibility for the child.
14. False 14. It's a girl's fault if she gets pregnant. It's not the
guy's problem.
15. True 15. The divorce rate is greater for couples with a pre-
marital pregnancy than for those who conceive
after marriage.
 Four in ten girls get pregnant at least
once before age 20.

Source: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy analysis of Henshaw, S.K., U.S.. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, New
York: Alan Guttmacher Institute, May, 1996; and Forrest, J.D., Proportion of U.S. Women Ever Pregnant Before Age 20, New
York: Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1986, unpublished.
Socio-Economic Deprivation Chart
• Both a cause and consequence of teenage
pregnancy

POVERTY TEENAGE PREGNANCY

LOSS OF EDUCATIONAL
AND EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
 The consequences of teen motherhood
are many:

• Less likely to complete high school

• Dependence on welfare
• Single parenthood
• More likely to have more children sooner
on a limited income
• More likely to abuse or neglect the child
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (1997). Whatever Happened to Childhood? The Problem of Teen
Pregnancy in the United States. Washington, DC: Author.
 Kumplikasyon dulot ng teenage
pregnancy:
1. Malnutrition (Preterm Labor) kulang sa
buwan
2. Preclampsia and eclampsia (pagtaas ng dugo
during pregnancy)
3. Preclampsia- a condition in pregnancy
characterized by high blood pressure,
sometimes with fluid retention
• Eclampsia- a condition in which one or more
convulsions occur in a pregnant woman
suffering from high blood pressure, often
followed by coma.
• Gestational Diabetes -a condition
characterized by an elevated level of glucose
in the blood during pregnancy, typically
resolving after the birth
 Maternal Health in Miscarriage
• Cigarette Smoking
• -Correlated with miscarriage
• -Nicotine has adverse effect on trophoblastic invasion
• Cocaine- increased risk of miscarriage
• Caffeine- high level ass. With miscarriage
• Chemicals: lead, ethylene oxide, solvents, pestisides, vinyl
chloride and anaesthetic gases- ass. With fetal loss
• Radiotheraphy and Chemoteraphy
• -May cause miscarriage and fetal abnormality in a dose of 25
radiations= 0.1% risk
 Risks to children of teen mothers
• growing up without a father
• low birth weight and premature
• school failure
• mental retardation
• insufficient health care
• abuse and neglect
• poverty and welfare dependence
Source: Maynard, R.A., (ed.), Kids Having Kids: A Robin Hood Foundation Special Report on the Costs of Adolescent
Childbearing, New York: Robin Hood Foundation, 1996.
Each Year, Filipino Youth Experience
• Nearly 900,000 teen
pregnancies
• Approximately 9
million new cases of
STDs
• An estimated 15,000
new cases of HIV
among those aged
15-24

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How to prevent teenage pregnancy
• Keep them at home with an intact family set
up.
• Keep them in school.
• Keep talking to them.
• Keep them morally and spiritually grounded.
• Have a separate room for your child/children.
• Always monitor the
activities/content/applications of their
cellphones.
Be responsible for every
action you make.
Think. Resist. Say “No”

EDUCATION IS THE MOST

IMPORTANT INVESTMENT.
Mamili ka?