How easy would it be to discuss sexuality issues with teenage girls to prevent them from getting unwanted pregnancies? Or does it make sense administering family planning methods on sexually active young girls? Adewale Oshodi discusses these with health professionals as the world celebrates the 2013 United Nations’ World Population Day, which focuses on adolescent pregnancy.
It is no longer news that over seven billion people now live on the planet, with Nigeria’s population being around 170million. The economic and social implication of this is enormous. Apart from the fact that there will be...
Friday, 12 July 2013
Status Pregnant Adolescent Around the World
About 16 million girls aged 15 to 19 years and two million girls under the age of 15 give birth every year. Worldwide, one in five girls has given birth by the age of 18. In the poorest regions of the world, this figure rises to over one in three girls.
Almost all adolescent births – about 95% – occur in low- and middle-income countries. Within countries, adolescent births are more likely to occur among poor, less educated and rural populations.
The causes:
Several factors contribute to adolescent births.
In many societies, girls may be under pressure to marry and bear children early, or they...
Pregnant Adolescent
1. Sign of pregnancy.
There are many different signs said the a girl already pregnant.
- Loss of uterus lining by thickening to the zygote is fertilized. Thus, the uterine lining detachment does not happen.
- Some girls bleed a little vaginal bleeding when zygote implantation in the uterus.
- During the first trimester, pregnant women often experience nausea and vomiting can be due to hormonal changes, urinating more often, changing dietary needs, and sore breasts, enlarged nipples and areola become darker.
- Pregnant women can often be tired and lose energy.
It is important...
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