Teen birth rates are declining in the US

ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton explains a new CDC report on the decrease of teen birth rates in the U.S.
1:52 | 06/01/23

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>> Eva: BACK WITH DR. JEN LOOKING AT HISTORIC LOW FOR TEEN LOOKING AT HISTORIC LOW FOR TEEN BIRTH RATES. BIRTH RATES. >> Demarco: GOOD NEWS. >> Demarco: GOOD NEWS. >> Dr. Ashton: NEW DATA FROM THE >> Dr. Ashton: NEW DATA FROM THE CDC TRACKING BIRTH RATE FROM CDC TRACKING BIRTH RATE FROM EVERY AGE GROUP, BUT THE GOOD EVERY AGE GROUP, BUT THE GOOD NEWS AND HEADLINE, IT IS NEWS AND HEADLINE, IT IS ALL-TIME HISTORIC LOW FOR TEENS ALL-TIME HISTORIC LOW FOR TEENS GIVING BIRTH IN THE UNITED GIVING BIRTH IN THE UNITED STATES. STATES. IT HAS BEEN TRENDING DOWN OVER IT HAS BEEN TRENDING DOWN OVER THE LAST 10 PLUS YEARS, IT'S THE LAST 10 PLUS YEARS, IT'S BEEN A POSITIVE TREND, THE BEEN A POSITIVE TREND, THE LOWEST IT'S EVER BEEN, WHICH IS LOWEST IT'S EVER BEEN, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. IMPORTANT. OVERALL 3.6 MILLION BABIES ARE OVERALL 3.6 MILLION BABIES ARE BORN, IT TENDS TO HOVER AROUND 4 BORN, IT TENDS TO HOVER AROUND 4 MILLION. MILLION. C-SECTION RATE IS HIGH, 32%. C-SECTION RATE IS HIGH, 32%. LOW RISK C-SECTION RATE GETS LOW RISK C-SECTION RATE GETS INTO ELECTIVE C-SECTION, INTO ELECTIVE C-SECTION, SCHEDULED C-SECTIONS, THOSE SCHEDULED C-SECTIONS, THOSE NUMBERS NEED TO COME DOWN, THERE NUMBERS NEED TO COME DOWN, THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. GOOD NEWS IN VULNERABLE HIGH GOOD NEWS IN VULNERABLE HIGH RISK POPULATION TEENS ALL-TIME RISK POPULATION TEENS ALL-TIME LOW. LOW. >> Demarco: INCREASE IN WOMEN 40 >> Demarco: INCREASE IN WOMEN 40 TO 44, THAT IS GOOD, PEOPLE PUT TO 44, THAT IS GOOD, PEOPLE PUT PRESSURE ON THEMSELVES TO HAVE PRESSURE ON THEMSELVES TO HAVE BABY BY 32 OR 33. BABY BY 32 OR 33. YOU CAN STILL HAVE ONE. YOU CAN STILL HAVE ONE. >> Dr. Ashton: MODERN SCIENCE >> Dr. Ashton: MODERN SCIENCE AND VITALITY, WHEN YOU PUT THOSE AND VITALITY, WHEN YOU PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER, YOU ARE SEEING TWO TOGETHER, YOU ARE SEEING THAT AGE GROUP EXPERIENCE THAT AGE GROUP EXPERIENCE INCREASE IN BIRTHS. INCREASE IN BIRTHS. THERE ARE RISKS, TOO. THERE ARE RISKS, TOO. IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE GET IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE GET NUMBERS TO ASSESS AND NOT TRY TO NUMBERS TO ASSESS AND NOT TRY TO READ TOO MUCH, LOOK FOR REASONS READ TOO MUCH, LOOK FOR REASONS WHY, EXPLOIT POSITIVE AND WHY, EXPLOIT POSITIVE AND MINIMIZE NEGATIVE. MINIMIZE NEGATIVE. >> Eva: WHAT DO YOU SEE IN YOUR >> Eva: WHAT DO YOU SEE IN YOUR OWN PRACTICE? OWN PRACTICE? >> IT TALKS ABOUT EDUCATION AND >> IT TALKS ABOUT EDUCATION AND PROVIDING BIRTH CONTROL, IT PROVIDING BIRTH CONTROL, IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS A LICENSE FOR DOESN'T MEAN IT IS A LICENSE FOR GIRLS TO GO OUT AND

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