Teen Pregnancy Health risks Academic Failure Poverty 90% unemployed 80% on welfare 29 teens give birth in Pa everyday! 9 out of 10 men in prison were born to teenage mothers

Teen Pregnancy Statistics Teen pregnancy rates have fallen in the past decade, but there are still about 850, 000 teens each year becoming pregnant A teen girl who is sexually active and not using birth control has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant. 85% of all teen pregnancy are not planned, 15% are planned! News Flash…You can get pregnant the first time you have sex, the sperm won’t know it’s you first time!

The Early Signs of pregnancy can include: Missed Periods Breast Enlargement “Morning” Sickness Fatigue Mood Swings Some females have all of the above and some have none of the above.

How to tell if you are pregnant Family physician Reproductive Health Clinic Home Pregnancy Test.

Amniotic Fluid Fluid in the uterus during pregnancy that protects the fetus. Fluid

Amniocentesis A test done on the fluid to detect a variety of birth defects, ie Downs Syndrome

Placenta An organ that attaches to the uterus that provided nutrition to the growing fetus. Fetal waste is also removed by the placenta. Whatever the mother takes in goes to the fetus via the placenta, good and bad.

Umbilical Cord Attaches to the placenta and to the abdomen of the fetus. This is the fetal life line. Afterbirth Refers to the placenta and the umbilical cord

Trimesters First Trimester Months 1,2,3(Most Critical) Second Trimester Months 4,5,6 Third Trimester Months 7.8.9

2 nd Trimester Beginning of 3 rd trimester Full term fetus

Stages of Labor 1 st is the dilation of the cervix. This is the most painful part of labor. It can take hours for some and shorter times for others.

The second stage of labor is the birth of the baby after the cervix has dilated.

The third stage of labor is the delivery of the placenta.

Cesarean Section Occurs when the uterus is cut and the fetus is delivered from the abdominal cavity Performed for a variety of reasons

Ectopic Pregnancy A fertilized egg that plants itself somewhere in the reproductive system other than the uterus

Multiple Births Fraternal Twins Two separate Placentas, two separate eggs. Can be same sex or opposite sex.

Maternal Twins Zach and Kelob One egg that splits and one placenta

Breech birth that would end in a Cesarean section.

FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) FAS is caused by the presence of alcohol in the fetal brain. There is NO safe amount of alcohol for a pregnant woman to drink Experts feel fathers play a roll in FAS as well. Sperm are affected by long term drinking.

Some features of FAS include: Small Birth weight Small head Small mid brain Small, but wide spread eyes Attention deficits Memory Deficits Behavior Deficits

Smoking and the Unborn Fetus

Effects of Drugs to the Unborn Fetus HeroinCocaine Marijuana Designer DrugsNarcotics

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