EFFECTS AND

DANGERS OF
TEENAGE
PREGNANCY
Teenage Pregnancy
What is Teenage
Pregnancy?
 Risks to the Pregnant Adolescent

1. SOCIAL RISK
a. Social stigma
b. Delays education which reduces economic potential
and parenting ability
2. ECONOMIC RISK
a. Less economic support leads to poor health care for
mother and baby
b. Support from father of child
c. Employment opportunities become low if educational
attainment has been impaired
3. EMOTIONAL RISK
a. not emotionally mature to be parents
b. forced marriage that may lead to failure
 Unplanned Pregnancy Among Adolescents
◦ Resort to ABORTION

Easiest REQUIRES
way out
ILLEGAL!

Done in ways that are not medically accepted

that would result to complications like BLEEDING,
INFECTIONS/SEPSIS OR DEATH
Causes of Maternal Death Among Pregnant Teens
(Source: Teen’s Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle - Department of Health)

 Abortion/ Miscarriage
 Suicide attempt
 Malnutrition
 Poor/ absent ante-natal and post-natal care
 Non-facility based delivery (e.g. home)
 Delivery without presence of trained health

providers
 Prevention of Early
Pregnancy
Source: Teen’s Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle
(Department of Health)
It’s very simple…
PROTECT
YOURSELF
HELP OTHERS
PROTECT
THEMSELVES
Just do “HI-SKUL”
To help others protect
themselves, do “HI”

Help spread teenage

pregnancy prevention
information/messages.
 Share the information

you learned from this

campaign
Just do “HI-SKUL”

Influence others
for the better
 Be a good influence.
Help your peers stay
away from risky
behaviours
Just do “HI-SKUL”
To protect yourself, do
“SKUL”

Stay away from risky

sexual behaviours
 Abstain from sex. You are
still young. Focus on your
You don’t
studies.
need to have sex to
enjoy adolescence.
Just do “HI-SKUL”

Keep yourself
Drug-free
 Avoid drugs and
alcoholic drinks. These
can make you lose
control of yourselves
and make it harder to
stop having sex
Just do “HI-SKUL”

Use your time in

worthwhile
activities
 Focus on your studies.
Join decent youth
organizations. Be part
of extracurricular
activities
Just do “HI-SKUL”

Learn to value
yourself
 You are a precious
individual. Your body is
a gift from God, respect
it, care for it.
Now let’s do the recap…
Help spread Teenage Pregnancy prevention
H information/messages
I Influence others for good

S Stay away from risky behaviours

K Keep yourself drug-free

U Use your time in worthwhile activities

L Learn to value yourself

Teen Pregnancy Prevention
 Learn to say NO
 Learn to respect your body and demand that

others respect your body

 Avoid situations where you will be meeting

strangers like eyeballing, chatting over the

internet or texting.
 If you had sex without condom, check with

your health provider on what to do to be

screened from being pregnant or from having
acquired STI.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention

 Let your partner KNOW YOUR LIMITS on

expression of love

 Be clear NOT TO HAVE SEX before marriage

 Explain clearly the reasons for NOT WANTING TO

HAVE SEX YET:
◦ You still have dreams in life
◦ You don’t want to feel guilty, disappointed, and give up
your self-respect
◦ You can love somebody WITHOUT HAVING SEX with
him/ her

◦ You want to enjoy spending time together, having

fun, and building trust towards one another

◦ You want both of you to BE PREPARED when you

enter married life
POINTS to REMEMBER

 Adolescents SHOULD NOT RUSH TO EARLY SEX

INITIATION until they are physically,
psychologically and economically prepared.
Waiting until marriage is most ideal.

 KEEPING ABSTINENT is the surest way to avoid

unplanned teenage pregnancy.
THANK YOU!