There was a lot of cackle and babble going around about a statistic regarding pregnancy and abortions rates increasing in 2006 after having gone on a downslide in the 1990's. Much brouhaha was created over this phenomenon in the 1990's with focus on sex education and awareness at all level of American society to bring down the figures. Young adults who were barely able to manage taking a decision for themselves were falling prey to early pregnancies which was against the laws of nature thus inflicting many health issues along with social issues.
Mother Nature has set a standard for all stages of a human body's evolution. Our bodies are specifically engineered to deliver the gift of life after we are mentally and physically capable of doing so. When this stage of our lives occurs in an untimely manner complications are bound to occur as our organs are not developed enough to undergo such a gigantic transition. Teenage pregnancies give rise many ailments which inflict not only the mother but also the expected child.
Young girls who are expected to prepare themselves for their bright futures are pushed into a cauldron of dismay with fears not just about what awaits them after the pregnancy but the doubt of being able to live through the pregnancy itself. Girls delivering below the age of 15 are known to be at the highest risk of losing their lives from the complexities of an early pregnancy. The girl must have just entered her puberty and started adjusting to changes in hormones and her physic when she takes a wrong step in her life and gets pregnant.
Not only are the internal changes in her body still occurring and left half way but a speed breaker comes in the way of being emotionally able to cope with these alteration in her biology. It is known that the will of a human being can alter his or her health tremendously. An emotional wreck of a person would not be as robust as a woman who is psychologically prepared for the transition from a partner to a mother. Incidents of premature babies or undernourished newborns are more often seen in teen pregnancies. The process of labor is one of the biggest challenges, which the human body faces, and with teenage pregnancies, the occurrence of a prolonged pregnancy can be expected.
Girls who are still battling the thought of talking to their mother to understand the symptoms of her puberty could in no way summon the courage to share the life altering dilemma of getting pregnant at least till a couple of months have passed. This crucial period is spent in tense and dark hours with a confused look in their eyes waiting to be interpreted by the parents. By the time the news is passed on to the parents, many months pass in which the young girl has neglected her delicate health and already endangered herself and the baby. A stitch in time saves nine.
Worst is the state of the yet to be born child who is exposed to the risk of facing a life with an innate number of issues. He or she could have underdeveloped organs, run a high risk of losing their life in infancy or suffer mental retardation.
Never fight the rules of nature and respect them to the hilt.
