DANGERS OF EARLY PREGNANCY - AN 18YR OLD IMPREGNATED BY A 17YR OLD

, Ekanem was Madam Njideka's househelp for about seven (7) years. Her hope of at least obtaining a Secondary School Certificate was first sacrificed on the alter of poverty as her madam could no longer sponsor her education just when she was a year away from graduation, SS2 ( Senior Secondary, Class 2). She was now a full time businesswoman, assisting her madam in buying and selling of food stuff in one of the popular markets in Aba, Nigeria.
It was at this market that she met with Daniel, a 17 yr old SS3 student who coincidentally lives in the same street about two hundred metres apart.. Juvenile delinquency wrapped them up in an unholy romance. Daniel was eager to assist his insensitive parents with sales at their shop adjacent to Ekanem's kiosk and would volunteer to stay on and pack up the goods while his parents left for the house, a role he had hitherto refused with utter bitterness and complaints mixed with murmuring as though he was enslaved.
The two love birds would go home together, divert into an uncompleted building along their part and explore the rainforest. This happened for about three months with neither of the families finding out. In the fourth month of their sex escapade, Ekanem became unwell with symptoms of loss of menstruation, tiredness, nausea and vomiting, salivating and lower abdominal pain. When the laboratory result was handed over to Mrs Njideka, her eyes were dilated with surprise and fury with attempt to disfigure Ekanem's face, pounding her with her oversized Christian mother's arms while making enquiry about who was responsible. The slapping that gave her a glimpse of stars made the truth run out of her mouth like hurricane Maria and the thought that it was a teenager made her crazy. She formed a fist, trapped Ekanem's head between her massive thighs while drumming out the devil on her back. It took a basket of plea to rescue Ekanem from the lion's den.
Mr and Mrs Osondu, Daniel's parents, accepted responsibility for the pregnancy and relocated their son to Lagos for safety after threats to his life. She was registered for Antenatal care. Just when all seemed to be well, the DREADED DANGER OF EARLY PREGNANCY ; PREECLAMPSIA AND ECLAMPSIA (Hypertensive disease in pregnancy with convulsions) came at the 9th month. She had four episodes of convulsion with Severe hypertension, was brought to the hospital and eventually delivered of a baby boy through Ceaserean Section (C/S). Ekanem and the baby are doing well but although yesterday she was reported to have collapsed when she visited the rest room and was resuscitated. It was due to poor nutrition.
Apart from PREECLAMPSIA, ECLAMPSIA, INCREASE RISK OF CEASEREAN SECTION AND MATERNAL MALNUTRITION, INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION, PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEM, POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE AND MATERNAL/FETAL DEMISE amongst others are the DANGERS OF EARLY CONCEPTION (ADOLESCENT).
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