Teenage pregnancy is considered taboo by the family and society . Most of the country Hide the rate of teenage pregnancy in their country for The prestige and respect. Jingle time of pregnancy even not getting support from the family side there friend and close relatives.
According to the survey, 12 million girls aged 15–19 years and at least 777,000 girls under 15 years give birth each year in developing regions. This is most happening in developing countries. Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for 15–19-year-old girls globally.
During teenage pregnancy the pregnant mother go through many difficulties and pain both physical and mental. Adolescence mother is between 9 to 19 face higher risks of eclampsia, puerperal endometritis, and systemic infections inrispective to the mother aged 19 to 25 . And the babies of adolescent mothers face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm delivery and severe neonatal conditions. Early childbearing can increase risks for new-borns as well as young mothers. Babies born to mothers under 20 years of age face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm delivery and severe neonatal conditions.
Due to teenage pregnancy the woman is required to drop out their studies as now she is supposed to focus on childbearing and face setting problem like:-
-Unmarried pregnant adolescents may include stigma, rejection or violence by partners, parents and peers.
-Girls who become pregnant before the age of 18 years are more likely to experience violence within a marriage or partnership.
WHO works closely with partners within and outside the United Nations system to contribute to the global effort to prevent children becoming wives and mothers. Now, WHO works closely with the UNICEF, UNFPA and UNWomen on a global programme to accelerate action to end child marriage.22 It also collaborates with Family Planning 2020 ─ a global partnership working to enable 120 million more women .
But talking about our country, still there are many region where child marriage is still have its existence. Where girls are supposed to give birth to child in small age , where a girl get married after 18. in India the parents and the teacher forbidden the sex education of the child. Due to which the Teenage do not have proper knowledge about the consequences of teenage pregnancy, and don’t have much knowledge Of protected method they should use . Which is the common reason to address the Teenage pregnancy in India.