Teenage Pregnancy Carries high costs in terms of both the social and economic health of mothers and their children. Teenage mothers are less likely to receive prenatal care, and their children are more likely to be born before term, to have low birth weights, and to have developmental delays. Teenage mothers are also less likely to complete their education than moms over twenty years of age.

When a teen gets a serious boyfriend they may go to any cost to make their newfound love happy. A lot of teens have sex with their partner because they think that is the only way to make him continue to love her. What they should realize is that if he truly loves her then sex definitely wouldn't be a priority.

Teenagers have a lot of hormones but these can be controlled and before performing intercourse the teens often don't think of the consequences of their actions. Other teens just have the attitude and belief that it won't happen to them "that just happens on TV" etc. Making sure your teen realizes that it is a big issue and it is very likely that if they are having sex without protection there are many consequences including pregnancy.

Another cause of teen pregnancy is that a teen is scared to tell they're partner to use a condom. It's not that they don't know to use one, it's trying to break the barrier to talk to they're partner about it. Sometimes the teen may also have a partner who doesn't want to wear protection, and that causes added stress to the female in fear that if she tells him she isn't having sex without one he will leave her or cheat on her by sleeping with someone else.

A lot of people look at a young lady who uses protection as a "bad girl." This is another cause of teen pregnancy. A lot of the time it is the parents who don't want their teen having sexual intercourse and they think the way to prevent this is by not allowing any condoms, birth control, etc. This is very common. Although no parent wants their teen having sex it is a good possibility they will, with or without your consent. This is something else to stay aware of.

If you or someone you know is having teen sex these are some important causes of teen pregnancy to stay aware of. It is very easy for a young female to conceive because of the newness of her cycle. Stay aware and prevent this from happening to you or your loved one.