A teenage pregnancy is a pregnancy that happens for a woman under the age of 20 years old. Over 200,000 babies born are by teenage children in the US. This isn't an uncommon occurrence . After a positive blood or urine test a sonogram or ultrasound is one of the best ways to figure out if your pregnant and find out how far along your are.

This is an issue because this can cause a numerous of extreme health issues to the mother and the baby. They can be have the risk of having high blood pressure , anemia and premature birth. The baby could also have low birth weight and experiencing postpartum and depression. There is also a high rate of death for the infant and sometimes the mother .