TEEN PREGNANCY

Inadequate Care of Pregnant and Parenting Teen in the Juvenile System

Abstract

In this paper we try to focus on the Inadequate care of pregnant and parenting teen in the juvenile system in the Los Angeles County. The paper will analyze the social welfare policy in the USA such as the right to education and proper care of pregnant teen in the juvenile system. The assignment is to present a position regarding a social welfare policy in the USA such as the right to education and proper care of pregnant teen in the juvenile system. The debate is that the system is careless of the bio-psycho-social aspects of teens in the judicial system.

Inadequate Care of Pregnant and Parenting Teen in the Juvenile System

Introduction

Parenthood is something that women and men are expected and encouraged to be a part of, but for most societies, only within the social, economic, and sexual circumstances considered appropriate for those societies. Many view teenage motherhood as inappropriate. Although in reality, the label of teenage pregnancy and motherhood is accurate for any female who is pregnant or becomes a mother before the age of 20, teenage pregnancy is more commonly used to refer to 13-17-year olds—i.e., to girls rather than adults.

Teenage pregnancy and parenthood in developed countries is often seen as a barrier to full participation in society, as well as both a cause and a consequence of social exclusion and disadvantage. Consequently, there are governmental strategies and a plethora of research aimed at determining the cause and limiting the number of teenage pregnancies (Bailey, Nicola, Geraldine Brown, Gayle Letherby, Wilson, 2000). Pregnant teenagers face many of the same obstetrics issues as older women, but there are sometimes additional medical and social concerns for younger mothers, particularly those under 16 and those living in developing countries.

Rates and Trends of Teen Pregnancy in Los Angeles

The pregnancy of young children costing $ 1.700 million to the taxpayers of the Golden State, and $ 3.800 million to the general public, according to a study published recently by the Public Health Institute (PHI). Although the percentage of teen pregnancies in California has decreased slightly, in 2007 the rate was 37.8 births per thousand teens, four times the average of 9.2 births per thousand teens in other countries, said the report "No time for complacency 2008. "The counties of Los Angeles , the Central Valley and Imperial Valley, areas highly populated by Latinos, are the most impacted by these types of pregnancies, the study found. "Although the numbers (teenage pregnancy) have been reduced (this) affects the stock of all California residents," said Petra Jerman, PHI researcher, based in Oakland , and co-author of the study.

The expert said that the tax cost of $ 1.570 billion to $ 1.700 was raised millions of dollars as a result of the combination of inflation, population growth and rising teen birth rate to mothers under age. That taxpayer money is intended to maintain support and prevention programs for youth and their ...