Adolescent Reproductive Health

Adolescent Reproductive Health, USA

	870,000 teens became pregnant in 1997
	Just under 500,000 births
	75-80% teen moms unmarried
	85% “unintended”

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Trends in Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates Among Females Ages 15-19, 1980-1997

As with births to adult women, there has been a sharp increase in the proportion of births to teens outside of marriage

Proportion of births to unmarried women (all ages)

	4% in 1940
	10% in 1970
	17% in 1990
	33% in 1999

Sexual Intercourse Experience by Race/Ethnicity, Gender and Grade Level, 2001(YRBS)

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