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I will pay for the following essay Teenager and pregnancy. The essay is to be 10 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

Teenage mothers are usually young and their reproductive system is yet to be fully developed. This presents a health risk for carrying the pregnancy and during delivery. The babies born of these mothers also face similar risks associated with immaturity of their mothers’ reproductive systems. Cases such as still births are high among such mothers (Allen 72). Besides the health risks, these mothers face psychological and social problems because they are not ready to have the children they get at such ages. They may be rejected by their families and society for getting children out of wedlock, and in such cases, they face financial and emotional problems because most of them are not employed by this time, therefore, not able to meet the financial needs of the baby and them. Some face stigma and discrimination in school, church, and other social places that may leave them depressed and suicidal at times. There are many views on teenage pregnancy with some proposing that such mothers be allowed to perform abortions until they are ready to have children. Some, in opposition to abortion say that such a trend will encourage unsafe sex that will increase spread of sexually transmitted diseases and increase the rates of immorality in society and, especially among the young people. Besides, they argue, abortion is virtually murder and should not be allowed at any cost. 2.0. Relevant Facts. Teenage pregnancy has been on the increase in the US since 2005, having declined between 1990 to then. In 2006, for instance, more than 10% of all births registered in the US were by teenage mothers below the age of 20. Of these, 67% are by girls of ages of 18-19. In 2005, 725, 000 girls of the ages 15-18 fell pregnant and 415,000 of these carried the pregnancies to term. Between 2006 and 2007, teenage birth rate increased by 2% (Dryburgh 114). Medical reports show that teenage mothers almost twice likely to have premature births than mothers of 20 years and above. These babies face health conditions such as long-term disabilities when they survive or death. There is a direct link between a teen mother’s lifestyle and the health of the baby that they carry. Such mothers are at the peak of their cognitive stage struggling with the effects of late adolescence and a need to fit into society as a teenager despite the pregnancy. Most of them are still affected by peer influence and teenage lifestyles. They eat unhealthy food in order to lose or not to gain weight, they smoke, drink alcohol, and engage in drugs and substance abuse. According to statistics, these mothers are more likely to smoke compared to older mothers. A survey carried in 2007 showed that while 10% of older mothers smoked while they were pregnant, 17% of teenage mothers did the same (Martin et al 257). Babies born of mothers who smoke while pregnant get exposed to health problems so that their health deteriorates at and after birth. They are likely to be born prematurely, with a low birth weight, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The mothers themselves are exposed to complications of pregnancy such as placental problems. Teenage mothers fail to attend prenatal clinics where they get essential education and enlightenment on how to care for their unborn babies and themselves while pregnant. These form 7.1% compared to 3% of older women who fail to attend prenatal care.