Trends in Teen Pregnancy Around the World

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Teen Pregnancy has been a big epidemic this past century. Not only effecting countries like the United States , Mexico and England but also countries like Canada and Sweden. The big baby boomer epidemic started it all not only in the United states but all over the world. Many people wouldn’t think that Canada has had a problem with teen pregnancy rates but it was one of the many countries that was involved with the baby boomer era. Most people didn’t know pregnancy rates doesn’t just include live births but also abortions and fetal loss rates which many people fail to add in this category. The main purpose of the research was to show the trends in teen pregnancy only in Canada from 2001 to 2010. The researchers believed that pregnancy has in facet went down since the start of research in the 1974 by almost 20% . Most people think this information isn’t that important but it is its important for educators , service providers, and also policy makers. Teen pregnancy numbers were compared per 1000 women ages 15 to 19. Some of the Providences didn’t want to participate in this study so they had to estimate the number of abortions per clinic that did let them do the study for teens ages 19 and under. In years leading up to 2008 the CIHI reported a decline in teen abortions not only in one providence but also in others. From 2001 – 2005 teen birth and abortions declined in 10 out of 12 Providences by 14.8% this was the largest decrease they've seen so far. Researchers found that teen birth and abortion rates both declined from 2001 to 2010. Birth rates declined by 15.6% while abortion rates declined by 24.2 % Both rates fell by 20.3% from 2001 to 2010. Since teen pregnancy has decreased since starting research it shows that teens are eit... ... middle of paper ... ...formation and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN), Toronto, ON, Canada, --- Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Vol 19(1-2), 2010. pp. 43-52 --- Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Vol 21(3-4), 2012. pp. 161-175. ---Trends in teen pregnancy rates from 1996-2006: A comparison of Canada, Sweden, U.S.A., and England/Wales. ---Trends in Canadian national and provincial/territorial teen pregnancy rates: 2001-2010. Barrett, Michael, Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN), Toronto, ON, Canada --- Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Vol 19(1-2), 2010. pp. 43-52 --- Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Vol 21(3-4), 2012. pp. 161-175. ---Trends in teen pregnancy rates from 1996-2006: A comparison of Canada, Sweden, U.S.A., and England/Wales. ---Trends in Canadian national and provincial/territorial teen pregnancy rates: 2001-2010.

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