Learn how adoption can open new opportunities for pregnant women
When the pregnancy test turns up positive, and your initial reaction is shock and fear, try to remember to take a deep breath. It’s perfectly okay to not know what to do next. Many women feel lost and uncertain when they are pregnant but are not ready for a baby.
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Generally, most people do not consider adoption when they find out they are pregnant, or they do consider it, but do not feel that they are strong enough to do it. Pregnancy and the thought of newborn can cause a lot of excitement for a mom and her family. However, this excitement can cause people to choose to parent without even considering what the future holds.
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Pressure and frustration can lead to harm of an unwanted baby
If you think that nothing can be worse than becoming pregnant with an unwanted baby, you may be wrong. Some women find themselves pressured by families, friends or birth fathers into keeping the child. When the babies arrive, the offers to help disappear. The women are faced with raising their children for 18 years.
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What to do? What to do? The question echoes in your head.
Women with an unexpected pregnancy often feel anxious, afraid and indecisive. You are facing one of the biggest decisions of your life and of your child’s life. You are not alone. Many women in your situation have been confronted with the same emotions.
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Outcomes of Teen Pregnancy
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Texas was ranked 4th out of 51 states, including the District of Columbia on the 2010 final teen birth rates among females aged 15-19. Sexual behaviors among high school students, grades 9th -12th, in 2011 were high. 52 percent of Texas high school students have had sexual intercourse.
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