Teen Births Population Includes facts about people, demographic characteristics, and population information.
Teen birth affects newborn infants, their young mothers, their fathers, their families and society.
Teens, particularly females, can help reduce teen births by abstaining from sexual intercourse or always using effective contraceptive when sexually active. If a pregnancy occurs, pregnant teens can improve their own health and birth outcomes by getting adequate prenatal care. Pregnant teens have higher risks for inadequate prenatal care, incomplete education, single parenthood, and increased poverty for mother and child.