English teen pregnancies falling
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England's strategy to reduce teenage  pregnancies is working but the pace of decline is not enough to  meet its target of halving the rate of conceptions by the end  of the decade, scientists said on Friday.
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High-risk pregnancies are on the rise in the United States and may be more common now than at any other time since modern obstetric care became available.
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LONDON: Babies of teenage mothers and infants who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing suicide later in life than other children, Swedish scientists said yesterday.
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At least one in 10 girls in England is infected by a virus which can cause cervical cancer by the age of 16, research suggests.
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LONDON  - Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
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Laws aimed at forcing teens to get  their parents' permission before getting contraception will do  nothing to scare youngsters off having sex and may in fact  increase rates of teen pregnancy, U.S. researchers reported on  Tuesday.
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Pregnant teenagers smoke to try to reduce the size of their babies, and make delivery less painful, a minister claims.
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MONDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is at an all-time low, while the rate of Caesarean deliveries is at an all-time high.
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Figures from the HPA, released in its annual report yesterday, show that teenagers and young people are disproportionately affected by infections such as chlamydia, which can make women infertile, and gonorrhoea.
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Younger teens are staying away from sex more and when they do have sex, they are more likely to use contraception, U.S. government researchers reported Friday.
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Number of divorces down in England and Wales.
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The number of women in England opting for sterilisation has dropped sharply in recent years, figures show.
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In discussions with 300  pregnant adolescents, 42 percent expressed fears of not being  able to get pregnant. This is remarkable, say doctors from  Rhode Island.
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British health officials say female teenagers are significantly more likely to test positive for chlamydia than are women in their 20s.
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Babies of teenage mothers and infants  who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing  suicide later in life than other children, Swedish scientists  said Friday.
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Fewer teens in the US are engaging in sex, according to a study released by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Between 1995 and 2002 sexual activity among teenage girls and boys declined significantly and teen contraceptive use improved.
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The number of under-18s admitted to hospital in England with alcohol-related illness jumps by 20%.