Background Teen childbearing has potential negative health, economic, and social
consequences for mother and child. Repeat teen childbearing further constrains the …

BACKGROUND In 2009, approximately 410,000 teens aged 15-19 years gave birth in the
United States, and the teen birth rate remains higher than in other developed countries …

Background: Teens who give birth at age 15–17 years are at increased risk for adverse
medical and social outcomes of teen pregnancy. Methods: To examine trends in the rate and …

Trends in Repeat Births and Use of Postpartum Contraception Among Teens — United States,
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Abstract Approximately 400,000 teens aged 15-19 years give birth every year in the United
States (1), and the teen birth rate remains the highest in the developed world. Teen …

Objectives This report presents trends from 1940 through 2013 in national birth rates for
teenagers, with particular focus on the period since 1991. The percent changes in rates for …

Purpose Approximately 16% of US births to women aged 15–19 years are repeat (second or
higher order) births. Repeat teen mothers are at elevated risk for poor perinatal outcomes …

Objectives Texas birth records and population projections were used to simulate pregnancy
rates among women ages 15–19 years from 2005 to 2015. Methods Monte Carlo simulation …

Teenage childbearing has been the subject of long-standing concern among the public and
policy makers. Teenagers who give birth are much more likely to deliver a low birthweight or …

Purpose To investigate the influence of sexual activity and contraceptive use on the decline
in adolescent birth rates and pregnancy rates since 2007. Methods We estimated trends in …