Teen Pregnancy
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Teen mom, 14, hands newborn baby to restaurant customer and leavesA Good Samaritan stepped up to help the minutes-old child when a young mother dropped the baby off at a New Jersey restaurant.TrendingMay 21, 2021
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Pregnant teens face higher rates of depression, poverty and substance use: studyPregnant teenagers are more likely than their adult counterparts to live in poverty, have poor mental health and experience higher rates of substance use, a new study suggests.HealthDec 18, 2019
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What happens when children don’t take sex-ed classesSkipping out on sex-ed classes can have a lasting impact, research shows.HealthAug 21, 2019
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Unique program supports young dads in bid to reduce domestic violence riskFor the last four decades, the Louise Dean Centre has provided support for teenage mothers, but two years ago, program organizers realized an important group of people had been left out.HealthMar 29, 2017
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Canadian women delaying childbirth, teen pregnancies falling: Stats CanadaStatistics Canada numbers suggest more Canadian women are delaying childbirth and teen pregnancy rates are dropping off.HealthNov 3, 2016
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Baby simulator programs actually make teen girls more likely to get pregnant, study suggestsWhile the baby simulator programs are meant to decrease teen pregnancy, new research suggests these dolls may make teen girls more likely to get pregnant.HealthAug 28, 2016
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Teen pregnancy rates are falling and experts don’t know whyWhy are teen pregnancy rates falling across the industrialized world? Education and birth control are factors, but also high-speed Internet access and, arguably, a decline in lead pollution.CanadaMay 28, 2016
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Swap condoms with socks to get around Mississippi sex ed rules: policy advocateMississippi, despite high teen pregnancy rates, bans schools from demonstrating to students how to use condoms.HealthJan 29, 2015
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Everyday Hero: Prenatal care for teens without judgementAn Ottawa doctor is delivering prenatal care to pregnant teenage girls who might feel judged while sitting in the waiting room of a regular doctor's office.CanadaMar 14, 2014
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