Teenage pregnancy is a complex issue with
numerous reasons behind concern. Children age 12 - 14 years of age are more
probable than different young people to have unplanned sexual intercourse. They
are more inclined to be talked into having into sexual relations.
Up to 66% of teenage pregnancies happen in young
age i.e. in 18 - 19 years.
Risk components for immature pregnancy
include:
·
Younger
age
·
Poor
school performance
·
Single
or teen parents
·
Older
male partner
·
Economic
disadvantage
We at Vardaan hospital provide comprehensive
services with the belief that teenage pregnancy is only a symptom of an
underlying problem which may be amenable to change.
The basic philosophy is that pregnant teenagers
need exhaustive services to address complex issues and needs. We concentrate on
early intervention to:
1) Reduce repeat
pregnancy
2) Improve school
completion among adolescent mothers
3) Improve health
outcomes among adolescent mothers and their children.
To accomplish these objectives, we appoint
every teenage mother and her infant to an interdisciplinary team, comprising of
obstetrician-gynecologist, pediatrician, social specialist, and health teacher.
The teen and her newborn child stay under the consideration of the assigned
team until teen mother achieves age 20.
Our services include:
Medical,
psychosocial, educational, and family planning support
· Interdisciplinary
team of obstetrician-gynecologist, pediatrician, social worker, and health
educator assigned to each teenage mother and her infant.
·
Multi-service
center, offering mental health care, high school equivalency program, day care
center, and adult and pediatric clinic.
·
Physician
or practitioner on call 24 hours a day
· Reproductive
health and family life education program with ongoing bi-weekly classes for the
teen mother, her partner, and her family.
Make an appointment with us if you have
symptoms of pregnancy.
Your health is our concern so we also provide
counseling regarding birth control methods, sexually transmitted disease (STD)
prevention, or pregnancy risk.