Article: Teen pregnancy Rates Lowest For Over 20 Years.

M2 PRESSWIRE-28 February 2008-UK Government: Teen pregnancy Rates Lowest For Over 20 Years(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Figures published today show the biggest drop for five years in teenage conception rates, confirmation that the Government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy is working.

The Office of National Statistics figures show teenage pregnancy rates continuing to fall with a reduction in both the under 18 and the under 16 rates during 2006:

* A 13.3 per cent overall reduction in the under 18 conception rate in England since the 1998 baseline and a two per cent reduction from the 2005 rate;

* A 13.0 per ...

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