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“Institution Affiliation” The National Center for Health statistics established the birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 to be at 31.3 births per 1,000 teens as at 2011 (Phila.gov, 2011). This number has reduced arguably as compared to the previous year where rate of birth among teenagers was quite high. For example, in 1991, birth rate among teenagers was at 61.8 per 1,000 teenagers and this number has continued to reduce because of various programs initiated to curb rampant teen pregnancy. The preterm birth dropped to 11.7 percent while the rate for low birth weight babies considerably ...
