TEEN PREGNANCY

Impact of Teen Pregnancy on the Health Care System

Impact of Teen Pregnancy on the Health Care System

Introduction

Teen pregnancy occurs when a young woman below twenty years of age gets pregnant regardless of whether she is married to an adult legally. However, more commonly teen pregnancy refers to the unmarried teenagers who became pregnant unintentionally. Today, teen pregnancy is a major social problem in the US (Williams, 2009). This is because of various factors such as sexuality, the role of drugs and alcohol, non-usage of contraceptives, sexual abuse and childhood environment. Teen pregnancy poses a threat for the US because it ...