The phenomenon of teenage pregnancy, I think, is best described with the above caption. If due to lack of knowledge, a woman who is under age gets pregnant within or outside wedlock, it is termed as a case of teenage pregnancy. As the caption makes it clear, it is very risky for both the mother and child.

Physically and mentally a teenager is not mature enough to become a mother. The body and mind are not strong enough, and the stress and strains of pregnancy take their toll. Teenage mothers are unable to take care of themselves and hence are prone to complications and problems. Emotionally too, the stress is much more than what they can reasonably bear. Frequent breakdowns lead to nervousness and smoking which further harms them and the unborn child. To make the matters worse, all these naturally lead to difficult childbirth labor.

Online teenage pregnancy quiz is supposed to test a person’s knowledge about this aspect of a woman’s life. A well informed person is in a better position to deal with the situation. Proper guidance and counseling is very important as well as knowledge about contraceptives and sexual matters. It is better if parents can share strong relationships with their teenage children and are able to openly communicate with their children on all aspects of their life. The growing age of teenagers in the absence of parental guidance unknowingly land them up in messy relationships and situations. Even this can be tackled, provided elders are able to build strong emotional bonds with them.

Life sometimes presents us with untoward predicaments. Teenage pregnancy is one such condition that is not as rare a phenomenon as we would like it to be. In developing countries, more often than not, pregnancy before the girl is eighteen years of age, happens within wedlock and is socially acceptable. In the developed countries, it exists is more or less accepted as something that has happened but should not have happened. Beyond social values, the important point is that it leads to unwanted outcomes either way. Risk of mortality at birth increases in such cases. Even if the pregnancy results in survival, lives of both the mother and child lack in quality, for reasons that are not hard to comprehend.

Physically, mentally and emotionally children are children till they attain adulthood. Even then very few are able to deal life’s problems in a mature manner. So getting into parenthood that early adversely burdens the woman more than the man who is free, at least on the physical front. Emotional and social factors also add to the distress.

As it is, pregnancy health is a delicate issue with mature women too. Not many women are able to cope with it in a pleasant way. Immature age would only make the matters more complicated. Complete and watchful monitoring of the woman’s prenatal health is of utmost importance. Proper diet, vitamin and mineral supplements, light exercise and purposeful rest need to be monitored carefully. Appointments with the doctor should not be missed. Last but not the least, the state of mind needs good care. That is the backbone of successful motherhood. Once all these factors are suitably monitored, one can reasonably expect the pregnancy to successfully culminate into motherhood, past the strains of child birth labor.