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Record low teen births spark teen pregnancy prevention efforts
A national study shows teen births fell to a record low in 1999 with 15 to 19 year olds at 49.6 per 1000, a 3 percent drop and 20 percent below 1991. Multiple births of three or more also declined while Caesarean deliveries rose. Triplet-plus births dropped from 7,625 in 1998 to 7,321 in 1999.
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National Center For Health Statistics
Stephanie Ventura
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