The number of pregnant teens had been dropping since 1990, but last week Time reported that since 2006 that number has been steadily rising. Children’s Joanne Cox, MD, medical director of Children’s Primary Care Center and Young Parents Program, spoke on WGBH’s Callie Crossley Show about the rise in numbers of pregnant teens.
You can also read in a previous Thrive post what Cox has to say on how to prevent a teen pregnancy epidemic.
While some are blaming abstinence only sex education for the rise, one study begs to differ.
What do you think is causing the rise in teen pregnancies?
