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Teen birth rates decline Remington says reducing the rate is important to public health , because babies born to teenage moms are at risk for more pregnancy complications, lower birth  ...

The State of Children in America: Teen Birth Rates Decline, Poverty and But, the report also contains the disturbing news that more eighth-graders are using drugs, and the number of children who are living in poverty is on the rise, with many living in homes in which at least one parent has not had full time work for a ...

Teen birth rates appear to be on decline  - However, the most recent numbers from the Illinois Department of Public Health in 2009 do show a decline in teen births in La Salle County.

Teenage Pregnancy In Decline, But Texas Still #1 For 'Repeat' Teen Births : Public health researchers say teen birth rates are at a record low in the United States , falling 44 percent since the peak in 1991. But the problem remains, with more than a thousand teenagers giving birth every day. Now, for the first time, the ...