'Secret Life of the American Teen' explores teen pregnancy

The ABC Family show is the latest youth-oriented soap to tackle such a story. > Nearly every television season, a storybook stork delivers a plot twist in the form of a baby to a teen drama. ¶ “The Secret Life of the American Teenager ," created by Brenda Hampton of "7th Heaven," premiered last summer on ABC Family and introduced us to 15-year-old Amy Juergens, a scrawny, French horn-playing freshman at Grant High School who discovers she's pregnant -- though she's not even sure she actually had sex -- after a rendezvous with bad boy Ricky Underwood at band camp. ¶ The premise of the program gives viewers a glimpse into the middle-class world of a girl as she deals with an unexpected pregnancy. ¶ The show's first season averaged 3.5 million viewers -- trumping media darling " Gossip Girl." When it returns Monday, viewers can expect Amy's baby drama to intensify as she gets closer to her due date. Is the baby a boy or a ... (link)