The National Center for Health Statistics just released new data showing that the teen birth rate increased again in 2007. This is the second ...
increase in a row after a 14-year decline. A Child Trends research brief, Teen Births: Examining the Recent Increase, explores whether the data reflect a short-term blip or a true reversal in the decline of the U.S. teen birth rate. It also considers potential explanations for the uptick in teen births, and raises data and research gaps that must be filled to inform public and private prevention efforts. For more information, follow this link: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
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Posted on :03-19-2009 by