Life may be difficult for a teenage mother and her off spring. Teen mothers are more likely to dropout of high school than girls who delay child bearing. Most if not all teen pregnancies are unexpected and unwanted. According to Ms. Williams, who was a victim of teen pregnancy being a teen mother was very had since it affected her social life greatly also the fact that she didn’t know how to take care of a baby since she was only fifteen at the time and had no mother around to help.
40% of teenagers who have children before age 18 go on to graduate from high school, compared to 75% of teens from similar social and economic background who do not give birth until age 20 or 21.
With her education cut short, a teenage mother may lack job skills making it hard for her to find and keep a job. In the interview with Ms. William who is now a primary school teacher related her trials with jobs and having a hard time with finances while she was unemployed and was also a single parent.
About 64% of children born to an unmarried teen high school drop out live in poverty, compared to 70% percent born to women overage 20 who are married and have a good education. http://www.livestrong.com/article/86972-effects-teenage-pregnancy/
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