Articles of category "Teenaged Parents"

In the Western industrialized world, United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancies and births. An estimated $7 billion is the cost for the United States annually for teen pregnancy. At least 34% of young women become pregnant before the age of 20, approximately 820,000 a year, eight in ten of these pregnancies are unintended and 81% are to unmarried teens.

How do you handle the news that your baby girl just gave you? Your baby is going to have a baby and she isn't even out of high school yet. Luckily times have changed and help is more readily available for teenage mothers. With more options today, teenage girls no longer feel they have to hide the truth. They can now seek help, knowing that they are not alone and society today is doing more to help educate teens on the facts.