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Arch Dermatol. 2000;136:1422-1423.

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EACH YEAR in the United States, 800,000-900,000 adolescents aged 19 years become pregnant. Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing have been associated with adverse health and social consequences for young women and their children. This report presents estimated national numbers of pregnancies and national and state-specific pregnancy rates for adolescents aged 19 years from 1995* to 1997. The findings indicate a decline in national and state-specific adolescent pregnancy rates during 1995-1997, and a continuing downward trend beginning in the early 1990s.^1-2,4

Number of pregnancies was estimated as the sum of live births, legally induced abortions, and estimated fetal losses (i.e., spontaneous abortions and stillbirths) among females aged 19 years. Live birth data were reported by the mother's state of residence. Because abortion data by residence were not available for all states, abortions were reported by state of occurrence. Complete age-specific abortion information was not available for nine reporting areas in 1995 (including . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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