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NRS 434 Topic 3 Dq 2
Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation due to the serious health risks that this creates for the mother, the baby, and society at large. Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. Research community and state resources devoted in adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Research the teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has this rate increased or decreased? Discuss possible reasons for an increase or decrease.
Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation due to the serious health risks that this creates for the mother, the baby, and society at large. Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. Research community and state resources devoted in adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Research the teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has this rate increased or decreased? Discuss possible reasons for an increase or decrease.
Risk factors encourage, or increase, behaviors that increase the likelihood of teen pregnancy, while protective factors decrease these behaviors. These factors can occur in multiple ways such as individual (teen’s attitude), family (poverty status), and community (available resources).
CDC show the rate of teen births in the U.S. is at a historic low, down by about 10 percent from the year before. But in Texas, the latest figures put the teen birth rate close to 50 percent higher than the national average, with about 55 births for every 1,000 teen women. Texas also has the highest repeat teen births. Teen births rate in Harris County, Texas is 55.7 (per 1,000), where the US median is 42.1 and the Healthy People 2020 target is 36.2.
As it stands right now in Texas, sex education is left up to local school districts. The state education code specifies that if local districts do teach sex ed, they have to cover abstinence along with the failure rate of contraceptives and experts say Texas teens aren’t getting the information they need to make healthy decisions.
Life House Maternity Home houses women from age 13 to 23, they provide free room and board and supportive services.
On a national level the “Teen Outreach Pregenancy Services” is a national support group for young teenage women that are pregnant. It offers education to young mothers and fathers as well as their parents https://www.teenoutreachaz.org
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Levin, M. (2015, April 06). Most Houston school districts show teen birth rate well above U.S. average. Retrieved from http://www.chron.com/news/health/article/Most-Houston-school-districts-show-teen-birth-6181758.php
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