National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Today, May 7th, 2008, has been deemed National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. According to the web site, "Despite hitting the lowest level in 30 years, 31% of teenage girls get pregnant at least once before they reach age 20."

The issue of teen pregnancy isn't always the social issue - there's also the physical component of teen pregnancy. Teens pregnancies have a higher rate of problems because they often don't get the prenatal care that would promote a healthy pregnancy.

According to the March of Dimes, "A baby born to a teenage mother is at higher risk for certain serious problems and death than a baby born to an older mother. Babies of teenage mothers are more likely to die in the first year of life than babies of women in their twenties and thirties. The risk is highest for babies of the mothers under age 15."

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