Teen Birth

Behind the Sharp Decline in Teen Births

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 02.13.2012

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Sharon L. Camp

The recently-reported decline in teen pregnancy can be linked almost exclusively to improvements in teens' contraceptive use, according to new data from a major government study, the CDC's National Survey of Family Growth.

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So Much For That "Abstinence Only" Idea: Teen Birth Rate Rises For First Time Since 91

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011

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In a troubling reversal, the nation's teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials and reviving the bit...

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