U.S. Pregnancy Rate Is Dropping

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Solano County, California teenage pregnancy, birth rates fall to record lows - Vallejo Times Herald

timesheraldonline.com — “Californias and Solano Countys teen birth rates dropped to record lows in 2010, with the county numbers well below the state average, state Department of Public Health officials said.The state rate declined to 29 births for every 1,000 females ages 15 to 19 in 2010, from” View full resource at timesheraldonline.com

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