Case Study of Teen Pregnancy and Vulnerability

CASE STUDY OF TEEN
PREGNANCY AND
VULNERABILITY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Case study on Teenage pregnancy..............................................................................................3
Identified case study that identifies example of vulnerability children, young people and
family face. .................................................................................................................................3
Provide the specific reason why child, young person and family in position of vulnerability.
What components meant were specific issue in the case which might not seen in average
family..........................................................................................................................................4
Demonstrate the knowledge of specific issues of the case by including theoretical, policy and
professional perspectives. ..........................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in women of the 19 years of age and younger (Paton,
Bullivant and Soto, 2020). Therefore, this can be termed out as the adolescent pregnancy and
pregnancy to female under the age of 20. Hence, pregnancy and birth are significant contributor
to high school dropout rates among the girls.
The present report is based on case study of teenage pregnancy. This is the report that
will lay focus on crucial elements of vulnerability in children, young people and families.
Furthermore, case study will reflect specific reason that why the child, young person in the
position of vulnerability. Also, specific focus will be given on specific issue of the case that
includes theoretical, policy and professional perspectives..
MAIN BODY
Case study on Teenage pregnancy.
INTRODUCTION-:
Identified case study that identifies example of vulnerability children, young people and family
face.
The present case study deals with circumstances and challenges faced by 22 year old
Betty who got pregnant at the age of 15. Her six year old daughter name is Candy. Betty referred
to the social service cell of the local authority for appropriate social work service cell of local
authority to undertake social work intervention. Betty mother left their children while they were
young due to alcohol related issues (Appleby, 2020). Later on, she and her sister sent to home for
children and that that place they occasionally receives the visits of their father.
Thus, Betty and her sister attended children village school and then then they went to
secondary school. Thereafter, Betty started to develop truant in her early teens and became
pregnant with relationship of boy at the age when they 14 years old. Betty decided to keep the
child rather than to go for adoption. Afterwards, Betty, her daughter candy and sisters spent six
year with their father. Betty got traumatised due to death of her father and she also got
concerned about the negative attitude of their child towards her. She also suffers from speech
disorders, issue relates with loosing weight and also experiences the episodes of amenorrhoea.
With the analysis of the case study this has been found out that Berry may have been
neglected during her childhood. Therefore, childhood neglect can adverse impact on physical,