Teenage Pregnancy

This site says that most teenagers don't plan to get pregnant, but many of them still do. Teen pregnancies carry extra health risks to the mother and the baby. Teenagers often don't recieve timely parental care, and they have a higher risk for pregnancy-related high blood pressure and its complications. Risks for the baby inlcude premature birth and a low birthweight. If you are a pregnant teenager, you can help you and your baby by taking your prenatal vitamins for your health and to prevent some birth defects, avoid smoking, alcohol and drugs, and using protection. If you decide to have a baby, the most important thing you can do is to take good care of yourself so that you and your baby will be healthy. Girls who get the proper care and make the right choices have a very good chance of having healthy babies.