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Pregnant Teens Unprepared for Motherhood
A new study found that teenage mothers have unrealistic views of what their lives will be like when they have a baby. Most girls, the youngest in particular, didn't see themselves as unprepared; rather they believed that becoming a mother would enhance their "connectedness" to others in their lives. The study also found that pregnant teens fail to get prenatal care, take care of themselves, and have a higher risk of having low birth-weight babies. Because teens are unable to understand the realities of teen pregnancy and parenting, as many as 25% of teen mothers intended to get pregnant. But, the study did say that the pregnant teens were able to name more disadvantages than advantages to being a young mother. Visit
Forbes.com for more information.
posted by ByParents-forParents at 11:19 PM
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