Cikgu Chomel Talked About Teenage Pregnancy.

Everyone always talk about something that is getting more and more neglected nowadays about teenage pregnancy. However, whether we think about the consequences of early pregnancy?

            Teen pregnancy is an important issue which needs to be addressed and dealt with in a constructive manner. Consequences of teenage pregnancy include health risks for the mother and the unborn baby. Teenage mothers are more likely to suffer from health, social and emotional problems if they are not taken care of properly. They also face a lot of medical complications like premature labor and emotional distress.

            Even tough there are less cases of teen pregnancy in recent times, the Malaysia still ranks at the number fifteen spot in teen pregnancy cases. Teen pregnancy was much higher in the 2009's because most of the young girls got married and had children before they turned 20. Most of the teen pregnancies happened in the 2009's were of married women, now the case is totally opposite where most of the teenage mothers are unwed and alone. A teenage girl can become pregnant due to a variety of reasons, which include long term dating relationships, casual dating and sometimes even rape. Teenage pregnancy is a result of voluntary or involuntary sexual activity. Teenagers think that they can avoid pregnancy with birth control measures but the only way to stop teen pregnancy is refraining from all sexual activities, until you are mature enough to understand what's right and wrong. It's always recommended to gather as much information on sex education to know more on the consequences of teenage pregnancy. It will affect the emotional, physical, and financial because the ealy pregnancy.

            A statistic shown that 80% of teenagers who become pregnant are unmarried and nearly five in ten teenage girls say, their first intercourse experience was involuntary or unwanted. More than 80% of unmarried teenage mothers survive on welfare most of their lives. Daughters and sons of teen mothers have a greater chance of ending up in jail as compared to their peers.

            Cikgu Chomel hope this consequences of teenage pregnancy, has broadened your vision and has made you aware of all the health, economic and social facts related to teen pregnancy. Parenting teenagers is a tough job especially to a teen mom, parents should deal with such situations with care and love to avoid further emotional damage to a teenage mother. I recommend, to all teens to refrain from any sexual activities unless you are old and mature enough to understand the responsibilities that come with it.