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According to the March of Dimes, teenage birth rates in the United States rose in 2007 for the second year in a row. These increases follow a continuous decline between 1991 and 2005. Teenage birth rates in the United States are high, exceeding those in most developed countries.
High teen birth rates are an important concern because teen mothers and their babies face increased risks to their health, and their opportunities to build a future are diminished.
A baby born to a teenage mother is at higher risk than a baby born to an older mother for premature birth, low birthweight, other serious health problems and death.
Babies of teenage mothers are more likely to die in the first year of life than babies of women in their twenties and thirties.
Teen mothers are more likely to drop out of high school than girls who delay childbearing. Only 40 percent of teenagers who have children before age 18 go on to graduate from high school. With her education cut short, a teenage mother may lack job skills, making it hard for her to find and keep a job. Teen mothers are more likely to live in poverty than women who delay childbearing.
About 64 percent of children born to an unmarried teenage high-school dropout live in poverty, compared to 7 percent of children born to women over age 20 who are married and high school graduates. A child born to a teenage mother is 50 percent more likely to repeat a grade in school and is more likely to perform poorly on standardized tests and drop out before finishing high school.
The City of Erie percent of teen mothers is double the state rate. The County rate is higher than the state and nation, but lower than the city.
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