FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

Basic Science JSS3 Third Term

WEEK 5

FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

CONTENT

TOPIC: FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

Teenage pregnancy refers to pregnancy in a girl between the ages of 10-19. Teenage pregnancy is usually unintended and unwanted. The fact that you are at pubertal age and can get pregnant physically does not mean that you are really mature to be pregnant socially, emotionally, educationally even financially.

Teenage pregnancy can be dangerous for both the mother and the unborn child. Complication at child birth, and unsafe abortion, usually result from teenage pregnancy.

SUBTOPIC: CONSEQUENCES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY

The following are some of the consequences of a girl who got pregnant at the unripe age of teens.

1.Health Risks:    Pregnancy…