Nice is Nuts!

Posted 22 Sep 2010 by Walaa Idris

Nice, the health watchdog, wants to introduce ante natal classes, in schools, to teenage pregnant mums due to their lack of knowledge of how or where to go to receive help and advice – and to laminate the discomfort some teen mums feel when they attend normal pregnancy clinics or their GP!

Lack of knowledge, I can empathise with but feeling awkward and out of place I have very little sympathy for!

For a country that has the highest number of teenage pregnancy in the developed world, Nice’s proposal is simply bonkers, not only does it come at a time where the country needs to economise and prioritise its resources. But it simply sends out the wrong message and normalise a crises, that we, as a country, need to get to grips with not encourage.

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David Morris

David Morris
23 Sep, 01:03

Having ante-natal classes like those makes people think that the government just accept that teenage pregnancies are going to happen on a large scale.

I think that it might be a good idea for classes to be available, but not as part of the school curriculum.

These classes can be privately funded too – which will obviously not be a burden on the taxpayer.

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