Senator Sally Doty works to provide solutions to issues affecting
Mississippi and the greater United States. A key to preventing teen
pregnancy is spreading awareness of what having a child actually
entails. Teenage girls should know what having a child at a young age
could do to their bodies and to their futures. It is important that
young girls understand that pregnancies at a young age are almost always
high risk. Young women who become pregnant are at a higher risk than
their older counterparts of developing high blood pressure. They are
also at a high risk for delivering early, and their baby having a low
birth weight. This could impact not only their own bodies but their
children as well.
Although, the majority of the stigma is placed on the teenage girls for being the one that is pregnant, teen boys also need to be informed of the ramifications of getting a girl pregnant. Pregnancy at an early age can destroy a young person’s finances. Some teen parents are forced to drop out of high school to take care of their children. It is also difficult for teen parents to attend college later because their finances often do not allow it, or they do not have the help they need to raise a small child while attending school. This could result in teen parents being unable to support their children and, potentially, lifelong poverty.
Senator Sally Doty is on a task force that addresses the issue of teen pregnancy in Mississippi that has already seen some improvement in the teen pregnancy rate, which they hope to continue to lower during the next legislative term.
Source: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/high-risk/conditioninfo/Pages/factors.aspx
Although, the majority of the stigma is placed on the teenage girls for being the one that is pregnant, teen boys also need to be informed of the ramifications of getting a girl pregnant. Pregnancy at an early age can destroy a young person’s finances. Some teen parents are forced to drop out of high school to take care of their children. It is also difficult for teen parents to attend college later because their finances often do not allow it, or they do not have the help they need to raise a small child while attending school. This could result in teen parents being unable to support their children and, potentially, lifelong poverty.
Senator Sally Doty is on a task force that addresses the issue of teen pregnancy in Mississippi that has already seen some improvement in the teen pregnancy rate, which they hope to continue to lower during the next legislative term.
Source: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/high-risk/conditioninfo/Pages/factors.aspx
