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The impact to young mothers

For those students who are pregnant, taking abortion becomes a serious problem, especially they have not expected the coming of this child. Some people are against taking abortion because they think it is immoral to take away a life. Obviously, they stand on the side of the baby; however, I think people should not neglect that what will have an impact on the mother. This article in E-Soc Journal has mentioned many aspects of the impact when young students get pregnant and if they give birth. Below are my summary and analysis about the impact in the article.

First, those pregnant students have to face the overwhelming pressure from their family and during giving birth. In traditional Chinese family, it is unacceptable for girls to get pregnant when they are not married. Girl’s pregnancy probably could make the family does not know what to do, and that they may be hostile to the incident. Besides, the author said an important point: “Even if giving the birth, the young girls usually do not know how to do when they face changing their role and the duty of supporting a baby.” The young mothers probably do not know what their kid needs, and they lack the experience and patience. Some of them cannot bear the stress then turn to ignore their child or even become violent toward children.

Second, whether the environment is suitable for the mother and baby is also a problem. The author said: “When the young girl decide to give birth, she may endure the pain from the bad living environment, malnutrition, unemployed, not enough work or suspension, and not enough train of career or dependency on finance. The possibility her life falls into poor is higher than those 20s married mothers.” I think it is not easy for a young girl to take care of herself and the kid, not to mention under the unprepared and immature environment. The situation may have influence in both of mother’s and baby’s future.

I think the reason why students’ pregnancy could bring many aspect of impact is that most of students do not expect they will get pregnant. They have not prepared to be parents, and they have to receive many mental stress. They are students and parents in the meantime, if they go to work, then they will have less time with their kids, and that could result kids’s educational problem. What’s more, the unfriendly stereotype with students’ unmarried pregnancy still exists in the society. So if they cannot overcome these difficulties, I do not think giving a birth is a better way.

Keyword:

Malnutrition: a poor condition of health caused by a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food.

Source: Wang Shu Qing (2004). The related factors of young unmarried girls’ pregnancy and the policy of prevention and guidance. E-Soc Journal,36, Retrieved from: http://mail.nhu.edu.tw/~society/e-j/36/36-43.htm

Original:

即使在寶寶生下來之後，年輕女孩在面臨角色的突然改變及育嬰責任，常常也顯得不知所措（楊佳芳、李孟智，1996）。加上懷孕的任務，有太多的心理任務要完成，其成功與否都將深深影響自己和寶寶的未來。

當年輕女孩決定生下小孩之後，她就可能承受居住環境不佳、營養健康不良、失業或未充分就業、輟學、職業訓練不足或經濟依賴等痛苦。她的生活陷入窮困的機率比二十幾歲已婚母親高