Future and Education

• According to FamilyFirstAid.org, teens who become pregnant and have babies have a higher risk to their futures. Many factors contribute to this such as not being able to finish high school because of the pregnancy. Once the baby is born, a teen may also face difficulties finding childcare and funds to continue high school or attend college.
  
  

Lifestyle

• According to FamilyFirstAid.org teens who become pregnant are more likely to have low self-esteem and this can lead to risky behaviors like drinking or doing drugs. This type of lifestyle can impose health risks on a baby, such as low birth weight, according to March of Dimes.
  
  

Baby's Health

• Babies born premature and with low birth weight can have under-developed organs, according to the March of Dimes. Having under-developed organs may cause these babies to have breathing problems because the lungs are usually the organ that suffers the most when the baby is born premature.
  
  

Prenatal Care

• According to the March of Dimes, of all the age group, teen moms are the least likely to get prenatal care. This is because many teens hide their pregnancies or cannot afford prenatal care.
  
  

Smoking

• According to the March of Dimes, "in 2004, 17 percent of pregnant teens ages 15 to 19 smoked, compared to 10 percent of pregnant women ages 25 to 34." Smoking raises the the risk for low birth weight, pregnancy complications, premature birth and SIDS.