Teen Parenting – A Hard Look at Real Numbers

Due mainly to the lack of proper prenatal care, teenage mothers face higher pregnancy health risks than women who deliver children at a later age, including anemia, pregnancy-related high blood pressure, underweight birth, premature delivery, and even death. Alarming statistics show that teen parenting leaves many victims in education as only 50% of teen parents will graduate from high school before age 30. parenting tip And, the real tragedy is that being a teen parent without even a high school diploma almost guarantees that the teen and her baby will live a life of poverty, dependent upon marginal government handouts as peers progress into adulthood and on to successful families and careers.