Annotated Bibliography Teen Pregnancy

English 1270: Composition II

Professor Miller

Module 2: An Annotated Bibliography

May 18, 2012

Teenage Pregnancy and Prevention: An Annotated Bibliography

Angela Hobbs-Lopez, et al. "Teen Pregnancy in Texas: 2005 To 2015." Maternal & Child Health Journal 14.1 (2010): 94-101. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 May 2012.

The authors in this report use population projections and birth records from the state of Texas to simulate rising pregnancy rates among females ages 15-19 years old from 2005-2015. Sayegh, Castrucci, Lewis and Hobbs-Lopez explain how the changing demographics, differences in sexual activity and contraceptive failure will play an important role in the increase of adolescents most at risk for pregnancy. During this period, pregnancy risk for 15 to 19 year old females is expected to increase to 13% or 127 per 1,000 women (Sayegh, Castrucci, Lewis and Hobbs-Lopez). The source explains that adolescent mothers are less likely to complete high school, decreasing the likelihood of obtaining a job and increasing the likelihood of receiving some sort of public assistance. Sayegh, Castrucci, Lewis and Hobbs-Lopez also explain, “over the next three decades the population of Texas is expected to almost double in size and experience substantial change in its relative demography”. Pregnancy prevention programs need to be intensified and adapted to the changing Texas social climate in order to preempt dramatic increases in teenage pregnancy.

I intend to use this report to show that while teen pregnancy has shown decline in recent years it is again on the rise. I will use statistics that show how increasing fertility rates will be the primary driver of the population growth in Texas (94). I will discuss how the use of contraceptive methods and increased health promotional efforts are responsible for previous declines, however teen pregnancy remains a major public health concern (95). I will outline how teen pregnancy and parenthood contribute to the...