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The proportion of teen pregnancies ending in birth increased slightly in the 1990s, from 62 percent in 1990 to 68 percent in 1995.
Note: these pregnancy rates do not include estimates of miscarriage. Kaufmann, R.B., Spitz, A.M., Strauss, L.T., Morris, L., Santelli, J.S., Koonin, L.M., & Marks, J.S. (1998). The decline in US teen pregnancy rates, 1990-1995. Pediatrics, 102(5), 1141-7.
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Pregnancy Outcomes, Teens 15-19 (NCCDPHP)
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