Health and Fitness

Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low in 2010

CDC report also notes first decline in C-section rate in over a decade

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Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2011.  The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15–19 years hit a record low in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Births: Preliminary Data for 2010,” from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics is based on an analysis of nearly 100 percent of birth records collected in all 50 states,…

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