In Iceland, there's a cultural drive to start your family early. Thus allot of couples aged between 18-19 do have a child and start a family. read more
Ask New Question Patricia Ross, I am a midwife, and a midwifery educator and preceptor. read more
We examine teen birth rates alongside pregnancy, abortion, and "shotgun" marriage rates as well as the antecedent behaviors of sexual activity and contraceptive use. We seek insights as to why the rate of teen childbearing is so unusually high in the United States as a whole, and in some U.S. states in particular. read more
But you said “teenage pregnancy rate” which differs from birth rate. Pregnancy rate is in the first place, its the birth rate + abortion rate. Iceland’s overall abortion rate ages 15–44 was 14.5 per 1000 in 2010. read more
The teenage pregnancy rate in Holland is only one-fifth as high as that of the UK – only five births per 1,000 teenagers compared to the UK's 27. Its abortion rate per teenage head of the population is also one of the lowest in Europe. read more