CUF-Health-Ed-grade-8.pptx. Catch up Friday

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2. TEEN NANCY

3. Follow-up Questions: 1. Who are the characters in the short video? 2. What happened to Nancy? 3. If you’re Nancy/Ben, what will you do

4. Pregnancy is the term used to describe the period in which a fetus develops inside a woman's womb or uterus. Pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks, or just over 9 months, as measured from the last menstrual period to delivery.

5. 1.What is the ideal age for pregnancy? 2.How do you know if you are ready for pregnancy?

6. Teenager is a young adult between thirteen and nineteen years old. Teenage pregnancy is the condition in which the young adult or female fall pregnant at an early age of adolescence

7. What causes teenage pregnancy: -Lack of information about sexual and reproductive health and rights -Inadequate access to services tailored to young people. -Family, community, and social pressure to marry. -Sexual violence -Child, early and forced marriage, which can be both a cause and a consequence. -Lack of education or school drop-out.

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9. Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2017   This Act provides full and comprehensive information to adolescents that can help them prevent early unintended pregnancies and their life-long consequences. The bill establishes the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Inter-Agency Council (APPIAC), which shall be responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that shall provide family-oriented, adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health programs, centered on the prevention, counseling and post-delivery care of adolescent pregnancy.