The fact that most teenagers never plan to get pregnant, despite the fact that they do get pregnant, presents a challenge to health care givers. This is because teenage pregnancies have extra health risks to both the teenager and the baby. According to Makinson (1985), the main reason for this is that most of them do not get timely prenatal care, making it a risk factor to pregnancy related blood pressure and its complications. The baby faces premature birth and, even low birth weight. Interestingly, more than 10 of births in United States in 2006 were from teenagers, most of who lie between 18 years and 19 years. Sadly, about a third of girls worldwide get pregnant at least once before 20 years age. Furthermore, teenage mothers have a higher likelihood to have premature births (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) than mothers who are over twenty years old. Prematurely born babies face numerous health problems, long-term disabilities, and even premature death. This article goes through the menace of teenage pregnancy generally to unravel its scope in the modern society. It looks at the general causes, effects and impacts of teenage pregnancy in the society.   Introduction Universally, females under the age of 20 years are classified as teenagers. Teenage pregnancies occur when people under this age get pregnant. However, teenage pregnancy is relative on social and personal factors. The rates of teenage pregnancy vary from country to country because there are differences in the levels of sexual activities, variations in sex education provision and accessibility and affordability of contraceptive options among teenagers. This paper looks generally at teenage pregnancy and the role of nurses. Causes of teenage pregnancy Allen Frost and Darroch (2009) write that peer pressure is a major causal factor. Most teenagers get aroused to explore their sexuality through teenage groups. Use of drugs and alcohol may also lead to sexual activities, though unintended. In poor societies and/or families, contraceptives are unaffordable. This means that careless sexual activities are unprotected and may lead to teenage pregnancies. Other cultures view use of contraceptives as immoral. This leaves teenagers vulnerable to pregnancies. Sexual abuse is also a major cause. Majorly, rape in Baltimore leaves many teenagers pregnant, and in most cases without knowing who is responsible for this. Other causes are poverty in the society, which leaves poor teenagers for vulnerable childhood growth environment and domestic violence. Teenagers under foster care are also vulnerable. This is because the kind of care they receive is not too close to provide parental love, making them to seek alternative love. Another factor is low educational expectations (Strunk, 2008). Here, parents who had their children in teen ages seem to have no moral authority over their teen daughters. This leads to poor communication and lack of guidance from the parents. Social media is of great influence, too. Adolescents have much exposition to social media, hence, affecting their emotional and social reasoning. This makes them engage much in sexual activities, hence, increasing the occurr