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“Psychological distress does not appear to be caused by teen childbearing, nor does it cause teen childbearing, except apparently among girls from poor households,”

Only the combination of poverty and existing distress was a good predictor of teen pregnancy.

nationally representative studies had not examined if distress was present before the pregnancy and stresses of young motherhood.

Teenage mothers often experience social exclusion

they are twice as likely to feel depressed as compared to adult mothers

If the father is a teenager, he is more likely to begin to abuse drugs and alcohol than other boys his age

There is increasing research that suggests that the environment to which a fetus is exposed during pregnancy impacts weight later in life. Indeed, many studies have found direct links between both high and low birth weights and a greater likelihood for overweight and obesity years later.3

Food preferences, dietary patterns and exercise behaviors are all likely to be determined, in part, by genes.

Birth control pills are effective in preventing pregnancy 98 to 99 percent of the time, but at what cost? According to Planned Parenthood, their potential short-term side effects include bleeding between periods, nausea, vomiting and breast tenderness, and many women report weight gain and low sex drive. Serious side effects include strokes, hypertension, liver tumors and blood clots in the legs, lungs, heart and brain. It’s also common for long-term pill users to develop gallstones.