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Alexandra Gonzalez PG & Jeff College Bound: 904 May 30, 2013 Teen Pregnancy Rates Did you know that teen moms struggle through lots of situations after having a baby and starting a new life? Teen pregnancy affects the lives of teen mothers and their children in different ways: 1) education; 2) finances 3) health. One of the consequences that teen mothers face is in the area of education, teen mothers often struggle to pay bills and to support their children and also teen mothers often faced with health problem. NYC Human Resources Administration Department of Social Services in the article of Pregnancy Facts. About 85% percent of teen pregnancies are not planned. [|Also, according to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) during the years of 2011 about 329,797 babies were born from teen women between the ages of 15- 19 years.]



One of the consequences that teen mothers face is in the area o f their education. [|According to Colbert I. King from the consequence that those teen mothers and their children will face without an education and struggle family supports. Also,][|“their babies will confront a bleak future filled with barely the minimum to support their lives.”] [|According to the site of National Conference of State Legislatures is that only half of the teen mothers receive their high school diploma.] Around thirty – six percent of Hispanic girl and about 38 % percent of African America of teen mothers dropped out of school. Both of the articles connect to the main point because on the first article written by Colbert I King it talks about how teen mothers face without an education and also their children. The other article talks about how many percent of African American and Hispanic girls dropped out of school and some receive their diploma. The second consequence that teen mothers face is struggling to pay bills and to support their children. [|According to Sandra Wise “Low income single mothers often struggle just to make ends meet.”] This means that teen mothers want to get by, but they can’t afford it. For example, teen mothers need money for feeding their children. However, there are some programs that offer single mothers a better future. Welfare programs supported by the government give single mothers money to pay for supplies. According to the article written by Mireya Navarro is that the republican want to stop giving welfare because teen mothers are getting pregnant at a young age. The two articles are connected to the main point because it talks about how teen mothers are struggling to get by with their children. The second article talks about how it will affect them if they don’t get support from others. Finally, the last consequence that teen mothers are often faced with health problem. [|According to Ann Arbor Mach “ for the first time, we've identified our youngest moms as high risk group for obesity, which we know to be one of the most debilitating, long- term health issues we face.”] According to the cite National Conference of State Legislatures teen Pregnancy birth and abortion rates in the U.S. between the ages 15 and 19 is the highest. The two articles are connect to the main point of teen mothers health problem because the first article talks about what are some consequence that teen mothers face through. The second article talks about the rates of teen mothers had abortion between the ages 15 and 19.

Pregnancy changes the lives of teenage girls in many important ways. Usually teen mothers do not graduate high school. In addition, teen mothers are responsible financially for their children. For example, mothers are required to feed, clothes and provide medical care for their children. Often teen mothers develop health issues, for example obesity. Teen mother often need government support. [|Also, NYC Department of Social Services reports that “daughters of young mothers are three times likely to become teen mothers themselves.”] Furthermore, their sons are twice likely to go to jail as boys born to older mothers.