Hello everyone, it's Dangerous_Fly once again and I present to you an article entitled ,"Teenage Pregnancy". Teenage Pregnancy as we all know is also one thing society frowns on and as a result lead to so many things when it happens ..
Pregnancy on it's own should have been something everyone loves as it brings a sense of unity amongst a group of people as they wait for the new baby to arrive and as well fulfill God's word, " Give birth and multiply", but as to when a person gets pregnant brings a difference in the reaction of people towards the pregnancy since sexual intercourse is something for the aged specifically for the married .
Teenage Pregnancy as a wayward behavior has a whole lot of causes thereby influencing most of the youth into this situation and as well it has a whole of effects on the individual which I may say are very bad effects or things that can happen to an individual..
To put all these into list form let's take a look at this scenario first..
A girl of fourteen lived with her mom due to the break-up of her mom and dad. The mom was not always at home so the girl sometimes goes to the father . The mom made her attended a school which was almost 2 kilometers away from home because her mom thought it wise that, it will be the best option as to control the child since by the time the child will reach home she will be there .
Although she thought of this , it wasn't so . Some days the girl will reach home but her mom won't be around. Due to this situation of her mom not always at home , she was always unhappy thereby causing her to follow friends after school who later advice here to get a boyfriend for herself by saying that is where she will get pleasure and also told her to watch pornographic materials..
She agreed without hesitation and accepted the proposal of the very first person without hesitation. She began to flirt with him and started having an intercourse with him .
Anytime she tells her mom that she is going to her dad she doesn't but rather goes to her boyfriend and have fun . Little did she know all these will be brought to light one day.
The day finally came when she became pregnant and started vomiting. She became a teenager who is pregnant thereby causing her to drop out of school that is, at that instance she couldn't continue schooling any longer .
During pregnancy,the people she walked with back at school started to stigmatise her there by causing more pain to her. Her image was lost completely in the community as people started to tease her and the rest.
Unfortunately for her , the foetus developed outside the womb and she couldn't but lost her life during child birth.
End Of Story
Thank you for reading, now let's take our causes and effects of teenage pregnancy
Causes Of Teenage Pregnancy
Broken homes : She became more prone to these acts because her parents were no longer together Makin it easier for her to go out without any stress.
Peer pressure : She was influenced by her peer group to go in for a boyfriend as a way of getting pleasure..
Bad Media influence : Due to the pornographic material she watched also stimulated her appetite .
Irresponsible Parenting : This was shown on the part of the mother where because of work cared less for the child making her go wayward
Curiosity on the part of the girl : Most at times , girls feel curious when they see things happen and there they also go in for it.
Effects Of Teenage Pregnancy
Loss of image in society : Loss of respect in the society as people were pointing hands at her .
Stigmatization : A situation where no one wants to associate with you.
Disgrace to family
Possible ectopic pregnancy : Development of foetus outside the womb.
Possible death during birth .
Solutions To Teenage Pregnancy
Female empowerment
Sex education
Proper Parenting
Staying away from Pornographic materials
Avoiding negative peer influence
Thank you once again for your time, it's Dangerous_Fly once again, Bring It On!!!
From my observation, teenage pregnancy is no longer a taboo as compared in the 90's. It is no longer scandalous to the teen couple as well as to their parents and it is easily accepted. Despite this trend, it is still important to instill into the minds of the younger generation that becoming pregnant at an early age is not okay and will never be okay.
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