Teen mom birth rate in California continues decline


Births to teen moms in California reached a record low in 2008, according to new figures released by the state Department of Public Health.

About 35 babies were born that year for every 1,000 teen females, nearly two fewer babies than the 2007 rate.
“California is bucking a national trend in which we see the teen birth rate across the country climb, while California’s rate has fallen,” said department spokesman Ken August.

The U.S. teen birth rate for 2007 was 42.5 per 1,000, up from 40.5 in 2005. The California birth rate, which has been lower than the overall U.S. rate since 1999, has dropped significantly since 1991, when nearly 71 children were born per 1,000 teen women. READ FULL STORY
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