NURS-FPX 4060: Practicing in the Community to Improve Population Health

Characteristics of Teen Pregnancies

Teen’s pregnancy is a universal problem occurring in low -, middle-, and high-income countries. All over the world, teen pregnancies mostly occur in marginalized communities, due to lack of education, poverty and employment opportunities. Some of the issues that contribute to births and adolescent pregnancies in black-American communities include pressure to bear children and early marriages. In less developed economies, at least 12% of teens before the age of 15 and 39% of teen girls are married before they are 18 years. Lack of education and employment opportunities triggers the chances of girls becoming pregnant. Often, in black-American population, marriage and motherhood or childbearing and union are limited options existing (Healthy People, 2020 n.d.)