A study on Teenage Pregnancy

[Deleted L]

I did not write this, someone else did & he shared many interesting facts.

A STUDY ON TEENAGE PREGNANCY:

It is claimed by many and is a common idea that teenage pregnancy is, in of itself, of greater risk and harm. However, this idea should be challenged and new studies should be given attention in order to investigate this matter.

The study that shall be looked at is “Teenage Pregnancies: A Worldwide Social and Medical Problem” by Sylvia Kirchengast.

Here we see that the idea of inherent adverse medical effects in teenage pregnancies stems from studies held in the 1950s.

These studies were conducted among third-world countries with poor medical conditions and so do not accurately represent teenage pregnancy in better medical conditions. In fact, there are no increased obstetrical problems compared with older mothers in such conditions.

Therefore, it was concluded that teenage pregnancy is not an obstetrical or clinical problem. Any adverse health consequences among teen mothers is not due to young age but rather due to adverse life circumstances.

In developed countries teenage pregnancies and teenage motherhood were no longer seen as a medical risk. Recent studies show that when sufficient support and care is received by teenage mothers, then the outcome may be similar, or even better, than that in older mothers.

The Viennese teenage pregnancy project is analysed in detail. This took place between 1985-1995 in Austria, at the University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Vienna. This study included 19 mothers aged 12-14, and it is they who were the main focus of the study.

The results show that this group of youngest mothers, 12-14, experienced the lowest rate of of Caesarean sections, which indicate birth complications. The rate was found to be lower than even late adolescent mothers.

Thus, it has been concluded that teenage pregnancies, even among mothers below 15, are not associated with increased obstetrical risks. Another study was conducted, investigating the social support and pregnancy outcome among teenage mothers.

The results showed that complications during pregnancy and birth were rare and no adverse birth outcome was observed. The majority of them received sufficient support and optimal medical treatment. These results support the idea that teenage pregnancies are not a medical problem.

The conclusion of this study is that the idea of teenage pregnancies being nothing but a source of medical problems and a great obstetrical risk, is incorrect and not proven. Rather, such risks in teenage pregnancies are due to social and economic factors rather than age.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

I think most of us have a problem with:

-An old man ruining a young girls life by forcing her into an unnatural, power-imbalanced 'marriage' that eventually turns her into his nurse and not his wife.

- Old men marrying little girls who are not fully developed physically and mentally- it's creepy and yes, little girls do die from intercourse at a too young age (search what happens in Yemen).


If teen boys and girls got married to each other and somehow could pay bills, nobody would care.

 

[Basra]

Lies.


Teenage pregnancies is normal. The diseases the study mentioned happens due to age, diet, and lifestyle

 

[Deleted L]

I think most of us have a problem with:

-An old man ruining a young girls life by forcing her into an unnatural, power-imbalanced 'marriage' that eventually turns her into his nurse and not his wife.
- Old men marrying little girls who are not fully developed physically and mentally.


If teen boys and girls got married to each other and somehow could pay bills, nobody would care.

Your concerns are normal, I understand you don’t want young woman being exploited. However, this isn’t just about a big age gap, if a physically matured young girl wants to marry a boy her age and she’s mentally capable of being married, Western media would be screaming “Oppression, backwardness” etc while they have no issues with if the same girl is engaging in Zina (what they call “safe sex”).

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Your concerns are normal, I understand you don’t want young woman being exploited. However, this isn’t just about a big age gap, if a physically matured young girl wants to marry a boy her age and she’s mentally capable of being married, Western media would be screaming “Oppression, backwardness” etc while they have no issues with if the same girl is engaging in Zina (what they call “safe sex”).

Yes, they are definitely hypocritical, but walahi, I think Muslim countries need to set regulations to protect young girls and even adult women in marriages.

For example, I read about how Egypt regulates which men can marry more than one wife, as in they assess that he can afford to do so. Meanwhile in Somalia, very poor men are allowed to marry multiple women and force them and their children into even more abject poverty.

In regards to age- there should be medical and mental health professionals who assess if a girl has consented to a marriage and that she is mentally and physically able to have intercourse and bear children.

Finally, we need to protect little girls from being saddled with old men. It's not fair or normal, for a young girl in the prime of her life to be married off to a man who has little time left on earth.

 

[yaqir]

Lies.


Teenage pregnancies is normal. The diseases the study mentioned happens due to age, diet, and lifestyle

Normal?

 

[World]

So the myth that younger teen women have problems giving birth because they aren’t fully developed is not true?

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

This is the kind of abomination people are truly disgusted with.

An eight-year-old Yemeni girl has died of internal bleeding on her wedding night after marrying a man five times her age, a social activist and two local residents said, in a case that has caused an outcry in the media and revived debate about child brides

In Yemen, a 13-year-old girl named Elham died of internal injuries just four days after her arranged marriage to a man nearly twice her age, reported a human rights group…

In 2010, a 12-year-old Yemeni bride died of internal bleeding following intercourse three days after she was married off to an older man, according to the United Nations Children's Fund.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

The fact is that women need to develop physically in order to handle intercourse and child birth. That's why those poor children in Yemen die from intercourse and as you can see from above, don't even survive the 'honeymoon' (nightmaremoon) period.

Why can't these predators at least wait until girls are teenagers (16 or something), if they are this desperate for little girls.

 

[Deleted L]

So the myth that younger teen women have problems giving birth because they aren’t fully developed is not true?

I guess so. There are many sexually active young teens who end up pregnant, most of them are not dropping dead in the hospital or facing life threatening pregnancies. Most of them come out healthy.

 

[SOULSEARCHING]

I think when girls reach 16-17 they should start families with someone close in age. I reckon it is better compared to when you are 30.
When you are 25 you will have a 10 year old, still have energy to be playful etc

 

[Angelina]

Saxib,

Periods are not the only indication that a girl is ready for motherhood. Many young girls at 13,14 ect are able to get pregnant but are unable to carry a baby to full term as their bodies have not fully developed yet. That is the issue that many not take into account. A period does not mean a girl has finished developing.

That is one study you have posted, therefore it cannot be the full picture. You can not try and convince anyone that a 13 year old girl with a child's body who has started her period, less than a year ago would have no complications like that of a 21 year old woman who is in the prime of her child bearing years.

 

[Deleted L]

Saxib,

Periods are not the only indication that a girl is ready for motherhood. Many young girls at 13,14 ect are able to get pregnant but are unable to carry a baby to full term as their bodies have not fully developed yet. That is the issue that many not take into account. A period does not mean a girl has finished developing.

That is one study you have posted, therefore it cannot be the full picture. You can not try and convince anyone that a 13 year old girl with a child's body who has started her period, less than a year ago would have no complications like that of a 21 year old woman who is in the prime of her child bearing years.

You may be right, More studies should be done on this but if we're being honest, most young females who get pregnant come out healthy & don't suffer severe health issues or risks. Plenty of ghetto young girls are sleeping around & giving birth to babies & come out healthy, especially in developed countries where they are able to provide sufficient support & care.

 

[Angelina]

You may be right, More studies should be done on this but if we're being honest, most young females who get pregnant come out healthy & don't suffer severe health issues or risks. Plenty of ghetto young girls are sleeping around & giving birth to babies & come out healthy, especially in developed countries where they are able to provide sufficient support & care.

Usually those girls are 16-17. In third world countries girls as young as 13 are being forced to marry older men, well before they have developed. Well before they even desire to be in marriages and relationships. The comparison is a false one. To make it worse, due to poverty many of these young girls aren't even afforded proper health care whilst pregnant. Some of them are even dying of complications during their wedding night, forget pregnancy. This is the reality on the ground, so looking at the West as a way to justify rampant abuse of little girls that is common in third world Muslim societies is gross. Lets not make excuses please.

 

[Deleted L]

Usually those girls are 16-17. In third world countries girls as young as 13 are being forced to marry older men, well before they have developed. Well before they even desire to be in marriages and relationships. The comparison is a false one. To make it worse, due to poverty many of these young girls aren't even afforded proper health care whilst pregnant. Some of them are even dying of complications during their wedding night, forget pregnancy. This is the reality on the ground, so looking at the West as a way to justify rampant abuse of little girls that is common in third world Muslim societies is gross. Lets not make excuses please.

I didn’t see this post but i’ll respond. I’m not saying the studies that claim such pregnancies are more harmful & risky are false, but the popular claim that young pregnancies are harmful is inconclusive & based on flawed research.

Also these girls aren’t just 16-17, some are even way younger than that and most don’t suffer harm.

 

[Basra]

I didn’t see this post but i’ll respond. I’m not saying the studies that claim such pregnancies are more harmful & risky are false, but the popular claim that young pregnancies are harmful is inconclusive & based on flawed research.

Also these girls aren’t just 16-17, some are even way younger than that and most don’t suffer harm.

@Angelina is just bitter and low key jealous of the younger girls. Don't pay any attention to your twin huuno