I.

Introduction

Background of the Study:

There are problems always revolving around us, especially in our society.

Some problems are common and yes it may be solved quickly, but some

are long term problems. Such problems may involve the future of an

offspring and the future of a young girl that delivered said offspring. This

is a common struggle in our society and even though we have been

educated for safe intercourse, there are still some who won't listen. Hence

teenage pregnancy.

One of today's largest and most concerning topics is teen pregnancy.

Teenage pregnancy is defined as when a girl under the age of 20

becomes pregnant due to unprotected sexual activity and because of the

lack of sex education awareness among teenagers. Premarital sex was

acknowledged by 26% of Filipino youth nationwide between the ages of

15 and 25 in the 2002 study of Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality

conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI)

and the Demographic Research and Development Foundation. This

contributes to the rising number of teenage pregnancies that most Filipino

women currently experience. Another is the 1998 National Demographic

and Health Survey (NDHS) reveal that 3.6 million of our teenagers got

pregnant. In 92% of these teens, the pregnancy was unplanned and the
majority, 78% did not even use contraceptives the first time they had sex

(Singson, 2008).

Young Filipinos have limited access to sex education and adolescent

sexual and reproductive health services, especially if they are underage

and single, according to the University of the Philippines Population

Institute. Teenage pregnancy can occur for a variety of reasons, including

unexpected sex, social pressure, lack of knowledge about safe sex, family

dissolution, a lack of positive female role models in the home, and the

absence of easily available, teen-friendly institutions.

A variety of factors, including the mother's history, financial level,

availability to resources, and social support, might have an impact on how

young motherhood affects a child's well-being. The wellness of the mother

and the kid, however, can benefit from having a strong support system

and access to resources, according to the study. For instance, a study

published in the Journal of Marriage and Family indicated that young

women who had the support of their families and communities had a

higher likelihood of their children having better outcomes, such as better

health, better cognitive development, and better social skills.

Furthermore, young women were more likely to be financially secure and

able to meet their children's needs if they had access to resources like

childcare, education, and job training. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino

Program (4Ps), offers cash grants according to criteria relating to health

and education to low-income families and expecting mothers who lack the
resources to ensure their unborn children attend school and lead

challenging lives. According to research, children who take part in the

program develop more cognitively and emotionally as well as have better

health outcomes than children who don't.

The purpose of this study is to examine teenage parents’ capability on

raising a child. This is to know if being a teenage parent has a difference

in raising a child. Considering that teenage mothers experience greater

rates of post-partum depression and are less likely to initiate

breastfeeding. Teenage mothers are less likely to complete high school,

are more likely to live in poverty, and have children who frequently

experience health and developmental problems. This leads to the second

objective, the offspring’s well-being. Our goal is to spread awareness to

everyone, to have some family planning, by this we can control the

impact to child's wellbeing, we can also provide a good family

relationship, and in the future our child can be a good example for

everyone.

Pursuant to the “Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2017” is an

act providing for a national policy in preventing teenage pregnancies,

institutionalizing social protection for teenage parents, and providing

funds therefor. This an act that provides full and comprehensive

information to adolescents that can help them prevent early and

unintended pregnancies and their life-long consequences.

Constitution. Article II. Section 13 provides that, the State recognizes the

vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect

their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall

include in the youth patriotism and nationalism and encourage their

involvement in public and civic affairs. With growing numbers of teenage

pregnancies in the Philippines, The Organization and Mobilization of

Regional and Local Information and Service Delivery Network for

Adolescent Health and Development (SDN for AHD) will provide health

services that are sensitive to the particular needs and human rights of all

adolescents. This will promote, and strengthen the role of adolescents

and young people in the overall human and socio-economic development

of the country not only in the future but also in the present.

This act promotes and strengthens the role of adolescents and young

people in the overall human and socio-economic development of the

country not only in the future but also in the present. It Promotes and

protects the human rights of all individuals including adolescents

particularly in the exercise of their rights to sexual and reproductive

health, equality and equity before the law, the right to development, the

right to education, freedom of expression, the right to participate in

decision-making, and the right to choose and make responsible decisions

for themselves. Ensure corresponding interventions that could respond to

the socioeconomic, health, and emotional needs of adolescents and

capabilities, for social, family, and community support, employment

opportunities, participation in the political process, and access to

education. And encourage adolescent mothers and fathers to continue

and finish their education in order to equip them for a better life, to

increase their human potential, to help prevent early marriages, high-risk

child-bearing, and repealed pregnancy and to reduce associated mortality

and morbidity through comprehensive social protection interventions.

Hence, the researchers have realized the necessity to conduct this study

to deeply understand teenage mothers’ child-rearing experience anad

raise awareness about sex education.