Teen pregnancy update.(AGES & STAGES)

National Women's Health Report | March 1, 2006 | Copyright

Remember the early 1990s? When politicians, public health experts and social scientists were ringing their hands over skyrocketing teenage pregnancy rates in this country? Well, welcome to the 21st century and what experts call one of the greatest public health success stories in decades. (1)

Teen pregnancy rates declined 28 percent between 1990 and 2000. And since 1991, when teenage births peaked at 62 for every 1,000 teenaged girls aged 15 to 19, the rate has plummeted to 41--a 33 percent drop. The drop has been even greater for African-American teens, plunging ...

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