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Immigrant women are a diverse group with a wide range of sexual and reproductive health experiences and needs

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Teen Pregnancy

Although teen pregnancy rates have declined in recent decades, the U.S. rate is still one of the highest in the developed world. By tracking the changing health care landscape and providing quality data and policy analysis, the Guttmacher Institute strives to shed light on U.S. teen pregnancy and on the social and economic factors that contribute to it. Guttmacher promotes policies and programs to enable teens to avoid unintended pregnancy.

  • Teen Pregnancy
  • State Policies on Teens
  • News Release

    U.S. Rates of Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Among Adolescents and Young Adults Continue to Decline

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    Declines in Teen Pregnancy Risk Entirely Driven by Improved Contraceptive Use

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    Despite New Branding, Abstinence-Only Programs Have Same Old Problems

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 75%

    of pregnancies among 15-19-year-olds are unplanned
  • 73%

    how much higher the pregnancy rate among 15-19-year-olds would have been without publicly funded family planning
  • 18

    average age at first sex in the United States

Resources

  • April 2016 Report

    U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2011: State Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

    Kathryn KostandIsaac Maddow-Zimet

    United States

    • Teens
  • April 2016 Report

    U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2011: National Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity

    Kathryn KostandIsaac Maddow-Zimet

    United States

    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • April 2016 News Release

    U.S. Teen Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates Reach the Lowest Levels in Almost Four Decades

    United States

    • Teens
  • April 2016 Infographic

    U.S. teen pregnancy, birth and abortion rates reached historic lows in 2011

    United States

    • Teens
  • April 2016 Infographic

    U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rates in 2011: The highest teen pregnancy rates are found in the South and Southwest

    United States

    • Teens
  • March 2016 Policy Analysis

    New Clarity for the U.S. Abortion Debate: A Steep Drop in Unintended Pregnancy Is Driving Recent Abortion Declines

    Joerg Dreweke,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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  • December 2015 Research Article

    2010 Pregnancy Rates Among U.S. Women

    Kathryn Kost,NCHS Health E-Stats

    United States

    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • November 2015 Research Article

    Changes in use of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods among United States women, 2009-2012

    Megan L. Kavanaugh,Jenna JermanandLawrence B. Finer,Obstetrics & Gynecology

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • July 2015 Report

    Contraceptive Needs and Services, 2013 Update

    Jennifer J. Frost,Lori F. FrohwirthandMia R. Zolna

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • September 2014 Policy Analysis

    What Is Behind the Declines in Teen Pregnancy Rates?

    Heather D. Boonstra,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens

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School-based health centers can play a key role in addressing unplanned teen pregnancy, and failing to provide contraceptive services on-site, for whatever reason, is self-defeating. We know contraception has been the main driver of the steep decline in the U.S. pregnancy rate among 15-19-year-olds, which is why it’s so important to give students easy access to the information and services they need

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Heather D. Boonstra

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