In a previous post I wrote about the story line on the ABC Soap One Life to Live which involves a pregnant teenager. Since I watch this soap on a pretty regular basis anyways, I have been following the story. It has turned in a direction that I did not expect.

First of all, they have done a really good job at making this story line seem as real possible. Of course, since it is a soap opera, there are... more

Just when teen pregnancy seems to be the talk of the town, it’s all over television too! It’s being talked about everywhere lately as the news of the suspected teen pregnancy pact broke, which Jenna wrote about the other day.

That news came right about the time of the birth of Jamie Lynn Spear’s baby girl. In case you don’t know (which you’d have to live under a rock to not know the way they are broadcasting... more

I love articles that feature success stories of young mothers who experienced an unplanned pregnancy and then parented successfully. With my first unplanned pregnancy I was so doubtful of my skills as a young mother and hearing that other women had faced the same obstacles as me was helpful. It’s also helpful because these types of stories usually tell the challenges in parenting as well.

This particular article features a young mother, Megan Torres. She became pregnant when... more

I came across an interesting article out of the Omaha World-Herald about a program that is aimed to get Fathers involved in their baby’s life. Baby Boot Camp is a program put on by the Essential Pregnancy Services of Omaha, Nebraska. This program was designed to get Fathers involved in their child’s life as early as possible and created to counter act the ill effects of teen pregnancy, crisis pregnancy, and single parenthood.

Coordinator of the Nebraska Fatherhood... more

Recently Nebraska and Alaska both passed baby Safe Haven Laws. They were the 49th and 50th states to pass these laws. Now all of the United States has some type of baby Safe Haven Laws. The only area in the United States without Safe Haven laws is the District of Columbia.

In case you are unfamiliar with exactly what baby Safe Haven Laws are, let me explain. According to Wikipedia, Safe Haven Laws are defined as:

The popular name for United States' laws that decriminalize leaving unharmed infants with statutorily designated private persons... more

Teen pregnancy seems to have been in the news a lot lately with the unplanned pregnancy announcement of sixteen year old Nickelodeon star, Jamie Lynn Spears and all the talk about the film Juno which is about a teen who experiences an unplanned pregnancy and then places her baby for adoption. Now, the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, will be featuring their own teenage unplanned pregnancy storyline. According to a producer from One Life to Live they were already working on the unplanned pregnancy... more

Not too long ago, I wrote a post about birth control as one of the things you will need to think about after the birth of your baby is what type of birth control method you are going to use. In that post, I mentioned the birth control pill as a popular form of birth control. A new article out of The Money Times sheds light... more

Teenage pregnancy sure has been in the news a lot lately. First, teen pregnancy hit the big screen in the much talked about movie Juno ,which is the tale of a high school student who ends up in an unplanned pregnancy, realizes she isn’t ready to be a parent, and makes an adoption plan.

Teen pregnancy splashed the headlines again when Jamie Lynn Spears, sixteen year old star of the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101, announced the news of her own... more

I came across a recent news article out of the Orange County Register, about a new infant care center in Orange County, California. The center is the latest project of Casa Teresa, a charity organization that provides intensive parenting classes, shelter, and support to low income mothers, drug addicted mothers, etc.

On Thursday, Casa Teresa and a coalition of partners and supporters opened an infant care center for its high-risk, low-income... more

Last month, I told you about two different programs that house pregnant women and then help them with the resources and tools that they need in order to successfully parent their children. I’ve run across a similar program that is nearby in Charlotte, North Carolina called Lois Lodge. Lois Lodge is a family style, Christian based, modern day maternity home that provides housing to women in need while experiencing unplanned pregnancies. Lois Lodge does not force... more