Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is normally something unexpected and something that could ruin a young woman’s life. There is a continuing increase in teenage pregnancy. This increase is a major concern because teenage mothers and their babies’ face more risks to their health. The birth rate for young teens (age 15 to 17) is steadily rising. Between 1986 and 1991, the rate increased by 27 percent (from a rate of 30.5to a rate of 38.7 per 1,000 women). In 1991, nearly 4 in 100 …showed first 75 words of 549 total…

…showed last 75 words of 549 total…them deal with the stress of raising an infant. Therefore, like you see on the news so many times, teen mothers often do drastic things to themselves and to her baby. Some may commit suicide, murder their babies, ignore them and let them starve or dehydrate to death. It is probably the saddest aspect of teenage pregnancy and with the teenage pregnancy rate rising every year, it isn’t going to stop any time soon.