Teenage pregnancies, something needs to be done (Teenage Pregnancy)

Member Name: mummy2twogirls

Product:	Teenage Pregnancy
Date:	25/10/08 (128 review reads)
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Advantages: For the people who are mature enough to have children yes

Disadvantages: for people who think having a child is the easy way out

Teen pregnancy rates have recently been on the rise across the UK despite measures by the government medical professionals and community interest groups to lower these levels. No one is entirely certain why this happening, but whether a teen becomes pregnant by choice or buy chance it is obvious that they need information to help them decide what is best for them in the future, but this information is not getting across to pregnant teenagers.
Why?
There are a number of reasons as to why this is happening and the main reason has to be that expectant mums are to scared to speak out about them being pregnant in the first place, as they are worried what reactions will be given to them by their parents, teachers and even friends.
When i was at school i think only two people had got pregnant that i can remember and they where in there last year, same year as me and only 15. I remember one of the girls quite vividly, she had come from a rough up bringing and had a boyfriend who was older than her, not in school and was on drugs, she choose to keep the baby which is her own opinion, but she was only a child herself and acted like one too.
As her bump grew she was constantly showing it off like it was some sort of circus act! and some of the comments she made didn't reassure people that she was ready to become a mum, alot of the kids in school where fascinated as to why she became pregnant and when asked we got the reply of' so when im 16 i can get a house and move out' and when asked how was she going to afford this baby, would her boyfriend get a job? The answer was, no we'll live off benefits!!
That was 5 years ago and since then the child has been taken into care.
The point im trying to make is there are two types of teenage mum's, the ones who think getting pregnant is a good idea, and that having a bump is the latest fashion instead of that new bag,but they don't look into the future, yes babies might be cute to look at, but beyond that cute face comes a whole load of responsibility,and these people don't realize that, and it's the children i feel sorry for as they are the ones that suffer.
Teenagers these days shouldn't have to worry about sex and boyfriends, they shouldn't have to worry at all, being at school is a whole lot easier than being in the big wide world all on your own, with bills to pay, and kids mouths to feed.If teenagers could see things from a adults perspective maybe things might be different.
Now i'm not slating all teenage mums as their are a majority of them who actually do want a child for all the right reasons, and whether it be planned or not, they are willing to take responsibility for their actions, and bring up their child to the best of their ability, i became pregnant when i was 17 and yes it came as quite a shock, but i was in and still am in a stable relationship, we decided to keep our child and from that moment my life changed- for the better, me and my partner brought a house together i finished college, got my a levels and settled down ready for family life, my partner was working at the time and continued to, so to support his family,we had a beautiful daughter, and love her in every way possible. My parents when they first found out had a mixed array of emotions like any other parent would, but knew we where in a stable relationship and loved each other, and we got there support 100%.
But their are issues regarding teen pregnancies that do need to be made more aware, contraception for example children form a younger age need to be educated on this, ok so it's not something we want our 11 year old children knowing but if they don't know the risks this is how they get into the situation in the first place

Summary: It's time people realized that teenage pregnancies aren't such a good idea