Personal Take: the Problem of Teenage Pregnancy in the Philippines

In today’s generation, the amount of teenage pregnancies is quite alarming. Teenage pregnancy is a situation that involves young females, getting pregnant around the age of 14-17. According to UN Population Fund (UNFPA), teenage pregnancy has a huge rate here in the Philippines. Here I will write about teenage pregnancy in this essay in a bit more than 300 words.

A few articles state that some of the Filipino youth nationwide who admitted to experiencing premarital sex are already in a live-in arrangement. According to someone I know, their reason for living together is to give their child a complete family, even though they are not ready for it. A lot of teenagers who got pregnant sometimes wish they weren’t. Abortion which is against the law and to God is common to the teenage pregnant woman. They think of doing an abortion because they are either not ready to be a parent or they don’t want their parents to find it out.

Most teenage pregnant women involve themselves in premarital sex without even thinking about the possible consequences of doing it. “Think before you Act” is indeed a must. Teenagers become knowledgeable about sex is because of what they get through media. Most commonly in magazines, TV shows, the internet, and even in the movies. Lack of attention and feeling of not being loved by their parents resulting to seek love and support from other people especially to their opposite sex.

Teenage pregnancy has a lot of consequences, such as dropping out of school to avoid shame and criticism of others. Delaying one year from your batch because you have to wait 9 months for your baby to come out from your womb. There is also a lot of teenage pregnant woman who died due lack of proper medical attention. Babies also have a greater risk of being premature, most likely due to the socio-economic system of the mother. It is also difficult for a single teenage mom to sustain her baby’s needs because she does not have a proper education qualification to have a good job and salary.

To end up these '300 words essay about teenage pregnancy', the number of teenage pregnancies is becoming high, and before it will get worst than now, we need to cut it off. It should always start with the parents. Parents should educate their children, but for these to work, parents should put a strong relationship with their children. So that the parents can have more influence in their child's sex decision. Teenagers should also be aware of what teenage pregnancy can bring and how will it change their life. Instead of thinking about that kind of thing, why not live your teenage years happily and for you to achieve something that you wanted to become. This is the thing that shouldn’t be rushed with because this thing can wait. Unlike when you rush it, you will only regret doing it.