Effects of Teen Pregnancy

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James Bushner

Dr . Goeller

WRTG 391

10 May 08

Effects of Teen Pregnancy

A pregnancy during marriage that is perfectly planned and periodically monitored is the

most ideal way of having a child . Planning as to when to get impregnated , as to how to take care of

the baby and of the woman ' body as preparation , and ensuring emotional maturity are all important

Just think that a child is like the icing on top of a cake , a finishing touch to a married couple 's

p journey on earth together . If perfectly planned and periodically monitored , a woman 's pregnancy

will be one of the most unforgettable experiences she will ever have . To be able to carry out a safe

pregnancy , the ideal age to get impregnated is from the early twenties to the early thirties . According

to Bullock , this is the time female reproductive system is fully developed and mature enough to

handle multiple activities such as fertilization of an egg , the carrying of a fertilized egg to fetal

maturity , and the nurturing of the newborn by means of milk reproduction (Bullock 1087 . Also , if

the woman is psychologically ready and wanting to have a child , she will not have a hard time going

through the process because of acceptance of the situation , support of the family around her and if

married , the spouse 's longing to have a child with her . Unfortunately this is not always the case

It is important to know why it is not ideal to have a child during teenage years of a woman

First , the adolescent stage is the period during which the person becomes physically and

psychologically mature and acquires a person identity , from twelve to eighteen years of age (Kozier Bushner 2

385 . The establishment of an identity is the psychosocial task of an adolescent according to Erik

Erikson 's Psychological Developmental Theory . Kozier also pointed out that failure to establish an

identity will lead to role confusion (Kozier 387 . Role confusion poses a threat to the teenager 's

social wellbeing . The teenager may be at a loss as to what her role in society might be or what

career path she would take and if she will even go to college

Another reason is that , during teenage pregnacy , the maturity level of a young woman is not

yet ripe for child-bearing .Adolescent are almost always experiencing a roller coaster of emotions in

their search for an identity . They tend to look for people with similar preferences and would not

want to be seen with other people who do not share the same characteristics as they have , they begin

to idolize a person and want to be just like him or her , they become rebellious , they demonstrate

forbidden behaviors , they seek attention and admiration from the opposite sex and choose their

career paths . Because of the physical change that are happening to their bodies , they tend to be

curious and experimental with these changes . Kozier wrote that Adolescents are sexually...