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Amy and Tasha

Amy is determined to make her ex-boyfriend acknowledge the child she is carrying is his, while Tasha is trying to cope with being asked to leave home by her parents.

Series which goes behind the sensational headlines to discover what it is really like to be underage and pregnant. Following a mix of schoolgirl mums and dads from varied backgrounds, the teens tell their own story of how their lives are transformed from pregnancy to birth and life with a baby.

As well as sharing their hopes and fears, viewers will see how the pregnancy affects the rest of their world, from relationships with partners, friends and family to the impact on their education, body image and social life.

16-year-old Amy is four months pregnant. Rejected by her ex-boyfriend, Amy is determined that he acknowledges the child is his and, raised by a single parent herself, she is keen to bring her child up with a mum and a dad. Amy's pregnancy doesn't get in the way of her finding love with new boyfriend Daniel, but will he be able to treat the baby as his own? Will Amy give up trying to get the biological father involved?

Tasha from Blackpool is 16 and mum to four-month-old Maisie. A self-confessed wild child, Tasha's pregnancy was the last straw for her parents, who asked her to leave home before the baby was born. Living as a single parent, Tasha is struggling to look after the baby and run a home on her own. Can she turn her life around and prove to her parents she has changed? Or will going it alone prove too much?

Part of The Adult Season on 大象传媒 Three.

30 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Executive Producer Hannah Wyatt
Narrator Natalie Cassidy

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