Teen pregnancies in the UK are the highest in Europe. In 2007 it was reported that there were 42,900 conceptions under the age of 18. This is a major issue within today's teenagers. Young people seem to shy away from contraception such as condoms; their reason for this, is because "the sex doesn't feel as good". They have to realize that they are at higher risks of become pregnant and contracting a STDs. Health schemes have been put into place to prevent further increase in teenage pregnancies, but it doesn't seem to have made a difference. I watched a documentary on Channel 4 called Hospital which followed five young girls going through the last few weeks of their pregnancies. These girls seemed as if they were in "dream land". Some of them wanted children as young as 13 years old; they thought having a child as young as that would be great fun and exciting, but then reality hit when their babies were born. I thought the programme was very informative, it shows young people who are planning to have a child at their young age is best left until they are much older and financially stable. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7911684.stm
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