Walking through the corridors of the Mowbry Maternity
Hospital and seeing more than ten teenagers who are soon going to be
mothers and believe me there are far from
being young adults leaves me wondering what is the future, where are we going
and who will remain behind to clean up the mess. Pregnancy amongst young girls is getting out
of hand, young girls as young as thirteen years fall pregnant disregarding all
the efforts made to make sure that they prosper and contribute in the
eradication of poverty in our country.
Listening to the girls conversation and the way they carry
themselves made me conclude that they are comfortable with the situation, their
future does not take first priority and that they have not done anything that
is not done by other girls across the country.
I know my conclusion might be incorrect and not factual buts its a conclusion
that I have come to when I observe and hear that some of these girls its not
their first pregnancy and they don’t seem to regret what they have done to
themselves.
Government and Non-Profit organizations have tried many
times to sensitize young girls of the dangers and shortcomings of early
pregnancy, but these efforts have fallen on deaf ears. Statistics shows an increase in the number of
teenage pregnancy regardless of the fact that contraceptive and life skills are
available to them. Should this behavior continue,
the future of this country is doomed because most of these girls do not return
to school which makes it difficult for them to be employable and they become a
liability of the government.#smed12
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