She advised young pregnant teenagers not to dump or abort their baby, adding that they can get help from non-governmental organisations such as OrphanCare. Statistics provided by the Health Ministry showed that overall teen pregnancies have decreased in part due to the declining pregnancies among adolescents who are married. Married pregnant teenagers decreased at an average of 9.2% per annum. However, for unmarried pregnant teenagers, there has not been significant changes during the corresponding period. In 2012, there were 4,183 unmarried pregnant teenage cases followed by 4,127 cases in 2013.

Source: The Star October 14, 2019 00:00 UTC