Intensify Conversations About Teenage Pregnancy

Dear Editor,

There’s a compound house in my community that has become the talk of the town because of something very worrying.

In this house, teenage girls are giving birth almost at the same time as their mothers. It is as if childbirth has become a race between generations. While one woman is in labour, her teenage daughter is also preparing to deliver. It is not just one case; it has happened again and again.

While some of these girls are still in school, others have dropped out. Their mothers, who should be guiding them, are now sharing maternity stories with them.

What’s even more troubling is how these girls speak about motherhood. When they argue with their fellow teenagers, they brag about having children, asking questions like, “How many chickens do you rear?” — as if babies are trophies or livestock.

It is heartbreaking to see motherhood turned into a competition, not a responsibility.

This situation raises serious questions. What is happening in our homes? Where is the guidance, the protection, the conversation? How can a mother and daughter both be nursing newborns at the same time?

I’m not here to judge, but to call for reflection. We need to talk about teenage pregnancy — not just in statistics, but in real-life stories like this.

We need parents to step up, schools to educate, and communities to care. If we don’t act now, we’ll keep seeing babies raising babies. And the cycle will continue.

Belinda Appiah
Dansoman

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