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Despite a decline in teen births, over 273,000 infants were born to teens aged 15 to 19 in 2013, highlighting ongoing health and social challenges. While nearly 90% of sexually active teens reported using birth control, reliance on less effective methods like condoms and pills remains prevalent.
Teen births continue to decline in the U.S., but still more than 273,000 infants were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013. Childbearing during the teen years can carry health, economic, and social costs for mothers and their children. The good news is that more teens are waiting to have sex, and of those who are sexually active, nearly 90 percent used birth control the last time they had sex. Data show that teens most often use condoms and birth control pills which, when not used consistently a
Original title: “Few teens use the most effective types of birth control - Press Release”