Science news articles about 'teen pregnancy rates'

... has declined sharply since 1991, the nation still has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates among industrialized nations. Nearly 1 million young women become pregnant each year, ...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report released Wednesday....

... ." Masters added: "The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate among developing nations, ... risks are real, and if people want to keep teens safe from the negative outcomes of sex, abstinence- ...

... time of the intervention." Kerr said while teen pregnancy rates have fallen in recent years, the United ... half of girls in the foster system reported a pregnancy by age 19. The specialized foster care ...

... study "Changing Behavior Risk for Pregnancy Among High School Students in the United States ... contraceptive use was a key factor in reducing teen pregnancy rates in the 1990s, despite little significant ...

... of children. Let's not forget that the UK has the highest teen pregnancy rate in Europe, so the subject clearly needs to be addressed." The team will ask parents in an informal ...

The British government has thought up a new way to stem that country's high teen pregnancy rate.