Teenage Pregnancy 2023

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Teenage Pregnancy

1. To define what is teenage


pregnancy

2. Teenage pregnancy: A global


and Philippine burden
OBJECTIVES 3. Factors that causes teenage
pregnancy

4. Effects and Complications

5. Practices in preventing
teenage pregnancy
Teenage Pregnancy
• Pregnancy in a woman 10-19
years of Age ( World Health
Organization)

• Adolescent Pregnancy

• Refers to women who becomes


pregnant, who have not reached
legal adulthood.

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GLOBAL STATISTICS
12 million girls aged 15 to 19 years

At least 777,000 girls under 15 give birth each year


in developing regions

10 million unintended pregnancies occur each year


among adolescent girls aged 15-19 in developing
world

PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH


COMPLICATIONS for girls aged 15-19 is the
leading cause of death

5.6 million abortion occur each year among


adolescent girls and 3.9 are unsafe.
Philippines Statistic
• Philippines has the 2nd highest rate of Teenage pregnancy in Southeast Asia
• An estimated of 538 babies are born to Filipino teenage mothers every single
day
• One in ten young Filipino women age 15 to 19 is already a mother or
pregnant with first child
• Studies conducted by government agencies showed that teenage mothers
were more likely to have premature and underweight babies, suffer chronic
poverty and unlikely to achieve higher educational attainment.

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TEENAGE PREGNANCY FACTORS

• Peer pressure
• Early initiation to sexual activity
• Limited access to sexual education and
sexual health services
• Lack of parental supervision
• Exposure to suggestive or explicit media,
films, magazines, music
• Failure to comply with religious principles

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Causes of Teenage Pregnancy

• Lack of information about sexual and reproductive health and


rights
• Inadequate access to services tailored for young people
• Family, community and social pressure to marry
• Sexual violence
• Child, early and forced marriage
• Lack of education or dropping out of school

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Effects of Teenage pregnancy
• Depression
• Medical complications
• Emotional distress
• Worries of the future
• Delayed education
• Smoking/Drugs
• Exhaustion
• Neglect of baby

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Health Risk
o Premature Birth
o Low birth weight
o Breastfeeding problems
o Anemia
o Hypertension
o Emotional and mental health Problem

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Prevention
o Personal values about sex and o Sexual education
abstinence o Value oneself
o Perception of peer norms and o Teach skills, be informed and to
sexual behavior
o Knowledge of sexual issues, HIV, make responsible decisions
other STD and pregnancy
(including methods of prevention)
o Ability to refuse sex and use of
condoms

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Protective Factors
• Intent to abstain from sex or • Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Senate Bill 1334 “Prevention of
limit number of partners Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2020”
• Communication with parents proposed by Senator Risa Hontiveros
• Individual ability to avoid risky • DepED is prohibiting the penalizing of
behaviors students in public schools because of
• Avoidance of places or pregnancy
situations that may lead to sex • The school should have designated
guidance counselor that would counsel
• Intent use of condoms.
teenager about pregnancy and other
problems.

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“ PILIIN ANG PANGARAP
WAG ANG PANANDALIANG
SARAP”

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Thank you

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