Teen PregnancyIn the United States, approximately 410,000 teens ages 15 to 19 gave birth in 2009 ("Vital Signs," 2011). Although the U.S. teen birth rate from 1991 to 2009 fell to its lowest level in 70 years, compared to the lowest birth rates in other developed countries, the U.S. is still six to nine times higher high birth rates among adolescents (p 419). In 2006, over 750,000 women became pregnant; the pregnancy rate for women aged 15 to 19 was 71.5 pregnancies per 1,000 women (Kost, Henshaw, & Carlin, 2010). The birth rate for women aged 15 to 19 in 2009 was 39.1 births per 1,000 females; this is the lowest rate ever recorded (“Vital Signs,” 2011). Teenage pregnancy, also known as teenage pregnancy, refers to a woman who is pregnant and gives birth to a child under the age of 20. As stated in Aretakis (2011 ), “The causes of teenage pregnancy are diverse and influenced by changing moral attitudes, sexual codes, and economic circumstances” (p. 769). Additional precursors to teen pregnancy include family structure (the attitudes and behavior of family, partners, and peers); first menstruation and other biophysical changes; disinterest on the part of the school; and risk-taking attitudes and behaviors (Driessnack, 2009). Teen pregnancy occurs in all parts of the country, across all ethnic and religious backgrounds, in public and private schools, and across all socioeconomic classes (Balakas, 2009). The ideal treatment in teenage pregnancy is to ensure that both the mother and the fetus progress as expected. To achieve this, early prenatal supervision throughout the pregnancy is strongly recommended, as this results in less harm to both mother and baby (Balak...... half of the article ...... tmacher. org/pubs/USTPtrends .pdfPlanned Parenthood Arizona (2012). Teens and Abortion Law. Retrieved from http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ppaz/teens-abortion-law-31364.htmSingh, S., Darroch, J.E. and Frost, J.J. (). Socioeconomic disadvantage and the sexual and reproductive behavior of adolescent women: The case of five developed countries, 33(6), 251-258, 289. Stockert, P. A. (2009). . Perry (ed.), Fundamentals of Nursing (7th ed. pp. 1085-1128: Mosby.US Department of Health and Human Services (2002). /www.policyalmanac.org/health/archive/hhs_teenage_pregnancy.shtmlVital Signs: Pregnancy adolescent--united states, 1991--2009 (2011: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60(13), 414-420. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr