Despite the fact that the teen birth rate is climbing after slowly falling for years, there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. Also estimated that 750,000 teens will become pregnant this year. The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the world. Their are many things that can happen if you become a teen mother. Teen mothers are less likley to complete high school. Not only do you have problems being a teen mom but many things happen to the baby, teen mothers are perfectly capable of having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Children born to teen mothers are more likley to suffer health and social problems. The sons of teen mothers are 13% more likley to end up in prison. The daughters of teen mothers are 22% more likley to become teen mothers themselves.

 

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