TEEN PREGNANCY
I want to star by saying that the purpose of this topic is to speak to you in shape creative, sincere way to young people, who today are hurrying and doing this act without precautions.
Adolescent pregnancy or early pregnancy is that pregnancy that occurs in a teenage woman; Between early adolescence or puberty and the end of adolescence.
The who establishes adolescence between 10 and 19 years.
Pregnancy in a teenage woman can reach term, producing the birth, or interrupted by
abortion, whether spontaneous or induced, in the case of abortion induced in a legal or
illegal manner depending on the abortion laws of each country.
Although OMS considers teen pregnancy a culturally complex problem, it encourages
delaying motherhood and marriage to avoid high rates of maternal mortality and newborn
mortality as well as other health complications, preterm birth, low birth weight, preeclampsia,
anemia, associated To pregnancy in young adolescents. In 2009, an estimated 16 million
adolescents aged between 15 and 19 gave birth each year, 95% of these births occur in developing countries, accounting for 11% of all births in developing countries.
abortion, whether spontaneous or induced, in the case of abortion induced in a legal or
illegal manner depending on the abortion laws of each country.
Although OMS considers teen pregnancy a culturally complex problem, it encourages
delaying motherhood and marriage to avoid high rates of maternal mortality and newborn
mortality as well as other health complications, preterm birth, low birth weight, preeclampsia,
anemia, associated To pregnancy in young adolescents. In 2009, an estimated 16 million
adolescents aged between 15 and 19 gave birth each year, 95% of these births occur in developing countries, accounting for 11% of all births in developing countries.
DETERMINATION OF ADOLESCENCE AND ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
The mean age of the menarche period (first menstruation) is 11 years, although this figure varies according to ethnic origin and weight. The average age of menarche has declined and continues to do so. The advancement of fertility allows the appearance of pregnancies at earlier ages and therefore depends not only on biological factors but also on social and personal factors.
The rates of pregnant adolescents, in addition to being in the same situation as any other pregnant woman, should face a greater lack of protection, greater concerns about their health and their socioeconomic situation, especially those under 15 and adolescents from countries with little attention Medical and null social protection to the pregnant teenager sometimes for lack of information.
In developed countries data on teenage pregnancies confirm a relationship with lower levels of education, higher rates of poverty, and other situations of family and social instability.
Adolescent pregnancy in developed countries usually occurs outside of marriage and carries a social stigma in many communities and cultures. For these reasons studies and campaigns are conducted in order to know the causes and limit the number of teenage pregnancies.
In countries considered to be underdeveloped or underdeveloped, and particularly in certain cultures, adolescent pregnancy usually occurs within marriage and does not imply social stigma. The social perception of adolescent pregnancy varies from one society to another and involves a deep debate on behavioral aspects, both biological and cultural related to pregnancy.
CAUSES OF PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE
In some societies, early marriage and the gender role traditionally assigned to women, are important factors in high adolescent pregnancy rates. Thus, in some countries of sub-Saharan Africa, teenage pregnancy is celebrated because it is the fertility test for young women.
In the Indian subcontinent, teenage marriage and pregnancy is more common in traditional rural communities, where a large number of offspring are appreciated, compared to city rates.
In societies where marriage with adolescent women is rare, the primary cause of adolescent pregnancies is the practice of sexual intercourse among young women without contraceptive methods, so these pregnancies can be considered as unintended pregnancies or unwanted pregnancies.
LACK OF INFORMATION ON CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
Adolescents may not receive sex education, lack sufficient information and knowledge about contraceptive methods, or lack easy access to their acquisition. They may also feel ashamed both to ask and to buy contraceptives.
In adolescents more than 80% of pregnancies are not desired. And more than half of unwanted pregnancies occur in women who do not use contraceptives and most of the rest of unwanted pregnancies are due to misuse of contraceptives. The 23% of sexually active young women admitted having unprotected sex with a partner who did not use a condom, while 70% of adolescents said they were embarrassed to buy condoms or any other contraceptives and also to request information from a doctor.
In many cases the use of contraceptive methods is inadequate.
Many inexperienced adolescents may use the condom incorrectly and adolescents often forget to take oral contraceptives. The rate of contraceptive failure is higher in adolescent women, especially the poor, than in older women.
Long-term reversible methods such as the intrauterine device, the subdermal contraceptive, the contraceptive patch, the vaginal ring, or injections of combined injectable contraceptives require less frequent user intervention once a month every several years, and can prevent Pregnancy more effectively in women who have trouble following routines, including young women. The simultaneous use of more than one contraceptive method decreases the risk of unwanted pregnancies, and if one of the methods is a barrier, it also reduces the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases.
The approval by health authorities in many countries of emergency contraceptives such as the morning after pill or the morning after pill specifically affects the reduction of teenage pregnancy rates.
Parents should talk about sexuality to their children as it is the best way to prevent inappropriate behaviors and ultimately unwanted pregnancies.
Sex education is also included, in many countries, in the school curriculum. It can be carried out by teachers or other health professionals. Adolescents are also informed by other means, partners, books and the internet.
