Category: teen mothers

Teen birth rates drop after two-year increase

A new report from NCHS, “Births: Preliminary Data for 2008,” found that the teen birth rate in the U.S. fell 2 percent between 2007 and 2008, after rising the previous two years. In 2008, the birth rate declined for all age groups under 20 years, except for the youngest teenagers ages 10-14, which remained unchanged Read More >

April 9, 2010 by NCHS

birth data, birth rates, teen mothers, teenagers

Have late preterm births increased among mothers of all ages?

Late preterm birth rates have risen among mothers of all ages from 1990 to 2006, including teenage mothers (up 5 percent). Among mothers age 25 years and over, late preterm birth rates increased by more than 20 percent from 1990 to 2006. Younger (under age 20 years) and older (40 years and over) mothers are Read More >

November 18, 2009 by NCHS1 Comment

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births, Mothers, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics, older mothers, premature babies, preterm birth, Preterm Births, teen mothers, Vital Statistics System