Teenage birth rate at 35 year low

BBC Wednesday 4th April, 2012

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) said there were 1,170 births to teenage mothers in 2011. Half of all babies were born to mothers aged 30 or more, continuing a trend of childbearing later in life. The number of babies born to unmarried parents last year was 42%, the highest figure ever recorded. In total 25,300 live births...

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