Teen Births In US Are Declining, CDC Reports.

eports a CDC report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review reveals that teen births in the US are in decline. The report shows adolescent birth rates have “fallen to an all-time low,” down from a peak of 61.8 births per 1,000 in 1991 to 24.2 per 1,000 in 2014. The decline in the last decade “has occurred in all regions in the country and among all races,” and “appears to be accelerating.” Most experts agree this is the result of better access to contraception and, surprisingly, because teens are having less sex. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/04/28/teen-birth-rate-hits-all-time-low-led-by-50-percent-decline-among-hispanics-and-blacks/