25 February 2015

Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops Dramatically, Still Higher Than Everywhere Else


Have Baltimore kids finally figured out proper condom use?

The Baltimore Sun reports; Baltimore's teen pregnancy rate dropped by nearly a third from 2009 to 2013, far surpassing the city's goal for reducing the rate, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to announce today.
"While public health officials cheered the reduction, the city's rate remains twice as high as the state's and significantly higher than the national average..."