Teenage Pregnancy

Introduction

• Teenage pregnancy has become more and more common over the years
• There a many options for young women to do with their baby

Statistics

• In the US, about 820,000 teens become pregnant each year
• About 34% of teens have at least one pregnancy before their 20
• only 1.5% of teen mothers have a college degree
• Daughters of teen moms are 22% more like to become pregnant than their peer

Pros/Cons of Adoption

• Con: long, challenging process
• Pro: they usually go to good homes