The majority of Americans know Oprah Winfrey, a mogul, television host and producer. “But did you know she was once 14 years pregnant?” I learned about it while watching the Oprah show. Oprah said she lost the baby. So Oprah never had to face the dilemmas faced by Nikkole, a teenage mother whose life can be seen in the MTV melodrama "16 and Pregnant." “I found myself watching several episodes, mostly on snow days.” In each episode, the protagonists (teenage mothers) present their lives as pregnant teenagers. The girls are followed by cameras throughout the prenatal phase, birth and the start of motherhood. The girls talk about their lives and are interviewed by addiction and personality specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky. “One might wonder why girls are interviewed by a specialist. » Teenage pregnancy is a social problem because it negatively affects the life of the adolescent and society. Evidence also shows that teen pregnancy is closely linked to several elements that make up psychologist John P. Hill's adolescent development framework. “But what exactly is teenage pregnancy? » McGraw Hill's Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine defines teenage pregnancy as pregnancy in a teenager between the ages of 13 and 19. It states that teenage pregnancy usually occurs in a woman who has not completed basic secondary education, or who has little or no marketable skills, who is financially dependent on her parents and/or continues to live at home. home and is often mentally immature. (McGraw-Hill, 2002). What I learned about teen pregnancy is that it is a complex and convoluted social issue. This is an issue that receives more negative than positive press. Teen pregnancy is a behavior that places middle of paper......ger.Kornblum, W. (2009). Social problems. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education Inc. Melissa A. Francisco, K.H. (2008). The effect of childhood sexual abuse on adolescent pregnancy: an integrative research review. Journal of Pediatric Nursing Specialists, Vol.13, No.4.McGraw-Hill. (2002). Concise McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Modern Medicine. Columbus: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Steinberg, L. (2011). Adolescence. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. .How to give your baby the best start in life; Breast milk is ideal for a baby because it is nutritionally balanced with the perfect amount of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and iron to help the child grow. Health reporter HELEN RAE reports. (May 25, 2009). Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), p. 6. Welsh, P. (2008). They have babies, do we help them? Washington Post.