Birthrate high among teen Latinas in Utah

While teenage Latinas have three times as many babies as their non-Hispanic counterparts nationwide, Utah's birthrate among young Hispanic women is almost four times the statewide average. A study released Wednesday by the Utah Department of Health shows that 6.6 percent of local Latinas ages 15-17 give birth, compared with just 1.8 percent of the general population in that age group. READ FULL STORY
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