Pregnancy
This is what a surgical delivery of a baby is called....
Cesarean Section or C Section
You must have one of these in your car when traveling with a newborn
Car Seat
In a 24 hour day, this is the number of hours a parent is responsible for their child....
24 hours
This is what a parent has to pay if they are not married to their child’s father/mother (or are separated) and not living with the child...
child support
These are possible birth complications for which teens are at greater risk than adults.
baby with low birth weight, premature birth, higher incidents of SIDS
This is what we call a baby that is born too soon (before 36 weeks of gestation).....
Premature infant
This is the healthiest food for a newborn...
Breastmilk
This is the person who is most important in a child’s life.
Parent or primary caregiver
This is how money is legally taken from a parent that refuses to pay child support.
Taking it from your paycheck, tax refund, house, car or other items of value
This is the main thing a teen parent will have to spend his/her money on if he/she has a baby.
Baby supplies, Baby food, Diapers
This is a condition a baby may be born with if their mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
This is the average weight of a healthy newborn baby....
Between 7-8 pounds
These are three places that a person could learn about parenting....
books, parents, parenting classes, internet, magazines
This is how long a mother has before she is no longer able to begin asking for child support from the baby’s father.
until the child is 21 years of age
These are some of the life changes that a teen would have to make if they had a baby.
drop out of school, poor job future, lack of money, no time to hang out with friends, unable to go away to college
This is how much weight a woman should gain during a healthy pregnancy....
25-35lbs
This is the average cost of hospital and doctor services for a vaginal (non-surgical) delivery of a healthy baby...
a. $500,000.000 b. $6,300.00 c. $15,000.00
b. $6,300.00
Once someone becomes a parent, this is the number of years they will continue to be a parent to their child...
This is how long both parents are financially responsible for their child?
21 years
What percent of teen moms get their college degree before 30?
Less than 2%
This it the vitamin that all women should take before pregnancy to prevent birth defects...
Folic Acid
This is the average number of diaper changes a newborn baby needs in one day....
8-12
This is the average cost of raising a child from birth to 18, not including college, in the year 2008?
$250,000.00
This is who has a legal right to decide to give or not to give their baby up for adoption?
The mother and the father of the baby
(This may need to be determined with a paternity test). If the state has not surrendered the rights of the parents, both parents have to agree that they wish to give up their child before another family can adopt their child.
What is the percent of teen pregnancies that were unplanned?
About 82%