Teen pregnancy is a solvable problem that plagues our generation. This topic seems to have grown since the dawn of the reality shows “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom.” They send a false notion to ...

While the rest of the state is celebrating modest progress in the effort to combat teen pregnancy, the problem only grows worse in Pittsfield. This is as puzzling as it is disappointing. Pittsfield is ...

Are online schools a better option for teen moms—or just a high-tech version of schools that once hid pregnant girls from shame? This story was produced by the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, ...

Teen pregnancy is an issue everywhere in the world, but the United States is at the top with the second-highest teen mother birth rates. We all know getting pregnant is preventable, so why are there ...

During Sierra Leone’s Ebola crisis, thousands of girls became pregnant, some as young as nine. Communities report that there were increases in rape and in girls offering sex for money or services ...

WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- A look at U.S. data shows one in three sexually active teenage girls gets pregnant although teen sexual activity is dropping. The Washington, D.C.-based National Campaign to ...

(The Root) — There’s a scene in the wildly popular TV show Downton Abbey in which a single mother working as a prostitute to support her son is torn between giving him up for adoption by his wealthy ...

BATAVIA — Maryann Cogdill has seen it time and time again. Pregnant teenagers come into United Memorial Medical Center and are excited to have their baby. But this moment isn't just a happy and ...

Teenage pregnancy crisis in South Africa: Survey reveals urgent need for action ...

CORRECTION The birthrate in Pittsfield for girls between the ages of 15 and 19 in 2005 was 52.7 per 1,000. The editorial of Jan. 30 inadvertently used the numbers from 2004. While the rest of the ...