Did you know?
•Studies have linked the need of diapers and other baby essentials to maternal depression.
• Babies who are born into low-income families have a more difficult time developing properly due to the physical and emotional stress in their lives.
•Unchanged diapers can lead to urinary tract infections in babies, diaper rashes as well as other infections.
The US has the highest number of teen pregnancies among other developed countries.
over 70% of all teenage births occur among 18-19 year old teens.
Over 60% of young parents are living below the poverty lines.
Over 80% rely on welfare for support.
Exposure to substance abuse, violence, poor education, and parental separation are leading causes of teen pregnancy.
3 out of every 10 US girls become pregnant before the age of 20.
8 out of 10 teenage fathers do not marry the mother of their child.
Teen pregnancy is the leading cause to teen girls dropping out of high school. More than half of all teen moms don't graduate from high school.
1/4th of teen girls become pregnant with the second child within 24 months of having the first child.
Over 80% of teen mothers become single mothers.
Less than 2% of teen moms graduate college by the time they are 30 years old.
Many teen moms work minimum wage jobs.