Teen Birth Rates On The Rise

December 13, 2007 by MedHeadlines
Filed under Pregnancy

Med Headlines - The number of teens giving birth is on the rise again, according to statistics released this week by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report, titled “Births: Preliminary Data for 2006,” shows that between 2005 and 2006 the birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 rose 3 percent from 40.5 live births per 1,000 in 2005 to 41.9 live births per 1,000 in 2006. This follows a 14-year downward trend in which the teen birth rate fell by 34 percent from its all-time peak of 61.8 births per 1,000 in 1991. Read more

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