Preventing Teen Pregnancy: Start Early
June 24, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
I’m not picking on teens – honest! Many teens who have babies end up doing fabulously well in the long run – but it’s an incredibly difficult task at best. And, if you speak to them and ask them about their experiences, often they’ll say that although they adore their children, they do not think that teen pregnancies are a good idea.
So, how do we prevent them? Many people blame the media, the so-called teen celebrities like Jamie Lynn Spears and movies – but teens have been getting pregnant for generations, so is this a fair assessment? Is it …read more




