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Talking with teens about sex and pregnancy

Schools, churches and community centers across the country will observe an Annual Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Wednesday. The yearly event began nine years ago to promote awareness and address ways to reduce teen pregnancy. The Unit [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Morning-after pill 'does not cut teen pregnancy'

Providing the morning-after pill in advance does nothing to cut teenage pregnancy rates, researchers claim. The use of emergency contraception doubled in just six years, but the latest data shows it has failed to slash rates of conceptio [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Teen pregnancies drop in Wiltshire

Figures published by the Office of National Statistics show the teenage pregnancy rate in Wiltshire has dropped. Teenage pregnancy figures in Wiltshire are lower than the national and the SW average. The number of young women conce [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Teenage Birth Rate Declines in California

According to the health officials on Monday, births by teen girls dropped a record low in California in 2008. In 2008, the figures show the rate of births among teen mothers was 35.2 for every 1,000 females aged 15 to 19, which wer [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Teenage pregnancy can make sense for youngsters

Teenage pregnancy can have a positive effect on the lives of young people, according to the authors of a new study. In the book, Teenage Parenthood: What’s The Problem?, authors argue that it is not necessary that teenage pregnancy [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Unplanned pregnancies affect as many women in forties as tee...

Women in their forties are as likely teenagers to experience an unplanned pregnancy, a charity has warned.Figures show that abortion rates for women aged 40-44 years are the same as for girls aged under 16 years at 4 per 1,000 women [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Study Links Depression During Pregnancy to Antisocial Teens

A new study has revealed that teens whose mothers suffered from depression during pregnancy face an increased risk of displaying antisocial behavior, including violence. The team of British researchers also discovered that women who [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Teen pregnancy rates rise; education initiatives come under ...

Legal news for governmental lawyers. A rise in teen pregnancy sparks a debate on sex education programs. An increase in the teenage pregnancy rate has caused government officials to reevaluate sex education programs. West Palm Beach [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

N.B. teen pregnancies rise slightly

The teenage pregnancy rate in New Brunswick increased slightly last year, according to the Health Department. New statistics show the rate of teen pregnancies across the province was 24.3 per 1,000 teenage girls in 2008. It was 24.0 per 1,0 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Testing schoolgirls for pregnancy not likely to cut number o...

N’gombeni High School principal Cornelius Maganga makes no secret of the fact that teenage mothers are not welcome at his school. He tells of one student who hid her pregnancy and went home to deliver. “When she came back we tol [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Teens contraception and unplanned pregnancy

New Research Focuses on Unmarried Young Adults' Attitudes and Behavior Regarding Pregnancy, Contraception, and Related Issues Nearly all unmarried young adults ages 18-29 believe pregnancy is something that should be planned (94% of men an [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen Athlete Claims She Was Benched for Pregnancy

Senior Mackenzie McCollum was a starting setter on the Arlington Heights High School volleyball team in Fort Worth, Texas, and according to Good Morning America, the school's athletic coordinator ordered her off the team until she could pro [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Britain the abortion capital of Europe: Terminations for tee...

More abortions are carried out in Britain than any other country in Europe, research has shown. It has overtaken France - which has a larger population - to become the abortion capital of the continent. The rising rate has been pushed up by [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen pregnancy rate higher than average

he first-ever Ontario public health report card shows the teen pregnancy rate in Waterloo Region is higher than it is for the province. Recent numbers show the rate of teen pregnancy in Waterloo region is 30.8 for every 1000. In actual numb [...]