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Family Planning Center
healthy choices, healthy lives |
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The
Effects of Teen Pregnancy +50%
of adolescents who have a baby become
pregnant again within two years of the baby’s birth. +Only
41% of teenage mothers complete high school,
making it less likely for teen mothers to have the skills necessary to qualify
for a well-paying job.
+Nearly
80% of
fathers of children born to teen mothers do not marry the mothers. +Teen
fathers pay less than $800 in child support. +Children
of teen parents are 50% more likely to repeat a grade, perform poorly on
standardized tests, and ultimately less likely to complete high school. +Number
of Teen Pregnancies, girls 15-19: 56,420
(New York) 821,810
(United States) +Number
of Teen Births, girls 15-19: 18,394
(New York) 425,493
(United States) +A
sexually active teen who doesn't use contraception has a 90%
chance
of pregnancy
within one year. +The
costs of raising a baby to age 18 costs between $125,000-$250,000
and that’s not including college tuition! In your baby’s first year alone, you can easily spend between $9,000-$11,000
(for diapers,
formula, baby furniture, clothing, baby gear, etc.) +Four
in ten girls get pregnant at least once before age 20. +The United States has much higher pregnancy and birth rates than other fully industrialized countries.
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