In the 1960s and early 1970s, more unmarried women who became pregnant decided not to marry. As more and more teenage mothers remained single, public concern grew. Teenage pregnancy was often presented as a medical problem to be treated with increased access to clinics, birth control, and abortion. There has been a shift from viewing teenage pregnancy as a moral problem to seeing it as a psychological or health problem (Adams, 1997). When we look at the influences, it is difficult to say what exactly the main pressure of teenage pregnancy on women is. the United States is. Every year, in the United States of America, nearly 750,000 teenage women between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant (US Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, 2006). Globally, teenage pregnancy rates range from 143 per 1,000 in sub-Saharan Africa to 2.9 per 1,000 in South Korea (UNICEF, 2001). The problems vary in different countries, the most common denominator is educational failure, high rates of poverty, unemployment and low self-esteem and the promotion of sexual activities through the media, radio and computers do not help. For example, many believe that if sex wasn't involved he wouldn't be successful in clothing, music, and movie sales. Adolescence or early parenthood in countries such as the UK are more likely to be associated with adverse social and health outcomes. than pregnancies or parenthood in later life (Dickson et al., 1997; Hobcraft and Kiernan, 1999; McLeod, 2001). Social disadvantage and exclusion are both causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy and parenthood (Kiernan, 1995; SEU, 1999; Swann et al., 2003). Comparing the intervention and prevention strategies used in the UK, there appears to be the same theoretical reason as to why pregnant teenagers...... half of the article ...... accessed 3 July 2011, from http: / /newvawnet. org/category/Documents.php? docid= 409& Category_ id= 695There is a fine line...Teen Dating Violence and PreventionJudith W. HerrmanSears, H.A., Byers, E.S., Whelan, J.J., & Saint-Pierre, M. (2006). “If it hurts you, then it's no joke”: Adolescents' ideas about using and experiencing abusive behavior from girls and boys in dating relationships. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21( 9), 1991- 1207. Retrieved July 3, 2011 from http://newvawnet. org/category/Documents.php? docid=409&categoria_ id=695UNICEF. (2001). A ranking of teen births in wealthy nations. Retrieved July 3, 2011, from http://www.unicef-icdc.org/publications/pdf/repcard3e.pdf.US Teenage Pregnancy Statistics. (2006). Guttmacher Institute. Retrieved July 3, 2011, from www.guttmacher.org/pubs/state_pregnancy_trends.pdf