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    The document discusses unintended pregnancy in the United States. It notes that the average American woman spends about 5 years pregnant, postpartum, or trying to get pregnant, and over 30 years trying to avoid unintended pregnancy, which accounts for more than three-quarters of her reproductive life. Each year, about 750,000 teenage girls in the US become pregnant. The US has the highest teenage birth rate among developed countries at 52.1 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19.

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    The document discusses unintended pregnancy in the United States. It notes that the average American woman spends about 5 years pregnant, postpartum, or trying to get pregnant, and over 30 years trying to avoid unintended pregnancy, which accounts for more than three-quarters of her reproductive life. Each year, about 750,000 teenage girls in the US become pregnant. The US has the highest teenage birth rate among developed countries at 52.1 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19.

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    The document discusses unintended pregnancy in the United States. It notes that the average American woman spends about 5 years pregnant, postpartum, or trying to get pregnant, and over 30 years trying to avoid unintended pregnancy, which accounts for more than three-quarters of her reproductive life. Each year, about 750,000 teenage girls in the US become pregnant. The US has the highest teenage birth rate among developed countries at 52.1 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19.

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    Most American families want two children. To achieve this, the average woman spends about five years pregnant, postpartum or trying to become pregnant, and three decadesmore than three-quarters of her reproductive life trying to avoid an unintended pregnancy

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    "Facts on Unintended Pregnancy in the


    United States." Facts on Unintended Pregnancy in the United States. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FBUnintended-Pregnancy-US.html>.

    Every year, about 750,000 girls are expected to get pregnant


    Showing latest available data.

    "Pregnant Teen Help." Teen Pregnancy


    Statistics -. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://www.pregnantteenhelp.org/statist ics/teen-pregnancy-statistics/>.

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    Countries

    Amount

    UNICEF. "Teenage Birth Rate Statistics Countries Compared - Nation Master People."NationMaster.com. Nation Master. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/pe o_tee_bir_rat-people-teenage-birthrate>.

    #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 =9 =9 # 10

    United States: United Kingdom: New Zealand: Slovakia: Hungary: Iceland: Portugal: Canada: Poland: Ireland: Australia:

    52.1 30.8 29.8 26.9 26.5 24.7 21.2 20.2 18.7 18.7 18.4

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    Minnesota. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://www.childrensmn.org/Blog/Kids Health/?p=392>.

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    May is national Teen Pregnancy Prevention month and May 5 is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 1 in 2 will live in a single parent family at some point in childhood 1 in 3 is born to unmarried parents 1 in 4 lives with only one parent 1 in 8 is born to a teenage mother 1 in 25 lives with neither parent

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