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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Big drop in US pregnancies seen since 2010

Pregnancy rates in the United States suffered a steep decline during the last decade, new government data shows.

Apr 12, 2023

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Study: 1996 to 2019 saw drop in mortality rate of infant offspring of teens

The mortality rate of infants of teens decreased 16.7 percent from 1996 to 2019, with a significant decline across racial and ethnic and urbanization subgroups, according to a study published online April 10 in Pediatrics.

Apr 10, 2023

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

'Set them up for failure': Sex education not required in many states where abortion is or will be banned

Close to half of the roughly two dozen states where abortion is or will soon be outlawed or heavily restricted do not require sex education.

Jul 5, 2022

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Health

Federally funded sex education programs linked to decline in teen birth rates, new study shows

The implementation of federally funded sex education programs over a decade ago was followed by a decline in teenage pregnancies in counties where these programs were implemented, finds a new study. The research, which encompasses ...

Feb 14, 2022

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Pediatrics

Report details the effects of COVID-19 on adolescent sexual health

A new report from the University of Minnesota Medical School's Healthy Youth Development—Prevention Research Center (HYD-PRC) highlights that Minnesota youth continue to contract sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at ...

Jun 23, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UMN report shows sexually transmitted infections continue to rise among MN youth

While pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline to historic lows for 15 to 19-year-olds, Minnesota youth are contracting sexually transmitted infections (STI) at alarmingly high rates. The 2020 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual ...

Jun 22, 2020

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Health

CDC: General fertility rate, teen birth rate decreasing in U.S.

From 2017 to 2018, there were decreases in the U.S. general fertility rate and the teen birth rate, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health ...

Jul 31, 2019

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CDC: US still faces too many repeat teen births

(HealthDay)—Although rates of repeat births among teens are on the decline, tens of thousands of American teens are still getting pregnant for a second time, according to research published in the April 28 issue of the ...

May 1, 2017

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