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This is a good documentary concerning the complexities surrounding teen parenting and its impact on everyone involved. Viewers are introduced to several teen parents who express the huge changes they faced becoming pregnant, giving birth and being a parent- and at times, doing it alone. Some of the topics discussed include: the pain of childbirth; the disquieting changes to their post-partum bodies; the anger and heartache of being ignored by "no-show" fathers, the exhausting commitment of focusing all their time and energy on their infants, and their regrets about being unable to further their education or career goals. In addition, a doctor discusses the physical risks related to teen pregnancy and premature or underweight birth, as well as the importance of proper birth control.