Likely due to prevention efforts and more affordable contraception options, teenage birth rates
have fallen to a historic low, and rates of teen preg-nancy have generally been decreasing. However,
American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) teens
had the lowest decrease in pregnancy amongst
females aged 15-19 in 2012. In addition, AI/AN
teens had the largest single-year increase in teen
pregnancy rates of any racial group in 2007 (rising 7%), a glaring disparity when compared to the
1% increase for non-Hispanic black teens, 2% increase for non-Hispanic white teens and Asian/Pacific Islander teens, and 2% decrease for Hispanic
teens. Further, over one-fifth (21%) of AI/AN teen
girls will become a mother compared to 16% of
girls nationwide.
Likely due to prevention efforts and more affordable contraception options, teenage birth rates
have fallen to a historic low, and rates of teen preg-nancy have generally been decreasing. However,
American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) teens
had the lowest decrease in pregnancy amongst
females aged 15-19 in 2012. In addition, AI/AN
teens had the largest single-year increase in teen
pregnancy rates of any racial group in 2007 (rising 7%), a glaring disparity when compared to the
1% increase for non-Hispanic black teens, 2% increase for non-Hispanic white teens and Asian/Pacific Islander teens, and 2% decrease for Hispanic
teens. Further, over one-fifth (21%) of AI/AN teen
girls will become a mother compared to 16% of
girls nationwide.
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