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	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Report Shows Birth Rate Reaches Record Low..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Birth rates for women in their 20s and early 30s were generally down while births to older mothers (35-44) were still on the rise.
		The birth rate fell to 43 births per 1,000 females 15-19 years of age in 2002, a 5-percent decline from 2001 and a 28- percent decline from 1990.
		The birth rate for unmarried women was down slightly in 2002 to 43.6 per 1,000 unmarried women, reflecting the growing number of unmarried women in the population.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=120-06252003 (547 words)

	Births On the Increease in the U.S.
		According to the report, the birth rate for women in their early twenties (20-24) increased in 1998 after falling 6 percent during the 1990's, and birth rates for women in their thirties are now at their highest levels in at least three decades.
		Overall, the teen birth rate declined by 18 percent from 1991 to 1998, with all states recording a decline in the birth rate of 15-19 year-olds between 1991 and 1998.
		The percent of all births to unmarried women also increased from 32.4 percent in 1997 to 32.8 percent in 1998, while the birth rate for unmarried women increased slightly to 44.3 births per 1,000 unmarried women aged 15-44 in 1998.
	www.childbirthsolutions.com /articles/birth/increasebirths/index.php (791 words)

	birth rate
		The number of live births per 1,000 of the population over a period of time, usually a year (sometimes it is also expressed as a percentage).
		For example, a birth rate of 20/1,000 (or 2%) would mean that 20 babies were being born per 1,000 of the population.
		It is sometimes called crude birth rate because it takes in the whole population, including men and women who are too old to bear children.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0037956.html (136 words)

	Population
		The general decline in the birth rate is partly attributable to the rise in the average age at which women bear their first child; the average age rose from 25.6 in 1970 to 28.6 years in 2003 and to 28.9 in 2004.
		The total fertility rate (the sum of the live birth rates by age for women aged 15 to 49; the hypothetical average number of children to be born to a woman over the course of her lifetime, assuming a consistent live birth rate by age in the future) was 2.16 in 1971.
		The decline in the marriage rate and the relatively older age at which couples now get married are considered to be two factors behind the downtrend in the birth rate.
	www.stat.go.jp /english/data/handbook/c02cont.htm (1704 words)

	Decline in WV Teenage Birth Rates, 1991 - 1998
		Teenage birth rates decreased by 17.7% in the United States as a whole, from 62.1 births per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in 1991 to 51.1 births in 1998.
		While birth rates among 18- and 19-year-olds were similar in the state and the nation (81.5 and 82.0, respectively), West Virginia had a lower birth rate among 15- through 17-year-olds than the United States as a whole (26.2 vs. 30.4, respectively).
		Table 1 and Table 2 in the Appendix to this report contain the individual birth rates by state and county that are presented in Figures 2 and 5.
	www.wvdhhr.org /bph/oehp/hsc/briefs/one (401 words)

	VBAC.com - a woman-centered, evidence based, resource.
		The maternal death rate associated with elective repeat cesarean section (around 2 per 10 000 births), although lower than that associated with cesarean sections overall, is still twice the rate associated with all vaginal deliveries, and nearly four times the mortality rate associated with normal vaginal birth (0.5 per 10 000 births).
		Nevertheless, the high vaginal birth rates and low dehiscence rates noted in these women suggest that oxytocics can be used for induction or augmentation of labor in women who have had a previous cesarean section, with the same precautions that should always attend the use of oxytocic agents.
		Rates of vaginal birth were similar in the two groups (53 and 49%, respectively), as were the women's perception of control over the birth experience.
	www.vbac.com /chapter38.html (3970 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Scots birth rate hits all-time low
		He identified the falling birth rate as a major factor in the decline of the Scottish population.
		Despite the falling death rate in Scotland, it is still among the highest in both Britain and the European Union.
		The birth rate is close to the European average, but lower than any other part of the UK.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/2375373.stm (524 words)

	Birth Rate - Quebec History
		The birth rate is calculated on the number of live births in a territory in a given year divided by the total population of that territory.
		Religion, education and class are especially recognised as having incidence on the marriage rate, and hence on the birth rate.
		As contraception is a prime factor in explaining the decline of the birth rate elsewhere, and its use is related to knowledge and education, demographers have noted that level of education and class status had impact on the use of contraception.
	www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/events/birth8.htm (1341 words)

	U.S. Fertility Trends: Boom and Bust and Leveling Off (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The crude birth rate represents the number of births in a given year per 1,000 people in the total population at midyear.
		In 2001, the total fertility rate was 2.1, which means that a woman or group of women would be expected to have two children, on average, by the time they reached the end of their childbearing years.
		The crude birth rate is useful as a general measure of fertility, but demographers generally prefer the total fertility rate because it takes into account the age structure of the population.
	www.prb.org /AmeristatTemplate.cfm?Section=Fertility&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=2335 (387 words)

	2003.06.25: U.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low
		The U.S. birth rate fell to the lowest level since national data have been available, reports the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) birth statistics released today by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson.
		The birth rate fell to 43 births per 1,000 females 15-19 years of age in 2002, a 5-percent decline from 2001 and a 28-percent decline from 1990.
		In addition, the percent of preterm births (infants born at less than 37 weeks of gestation) increased slightly over 2001, from 11.9 percent to 12 percent.
	www.hhs.gov /news/press/2003pres/20030625.html (525 words)

	FS: Teen Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion
		In 2000, the birth rate for women 10 to 14 years of age was 0.9 per 1,000 compared with 1.4 per 1,000 in 1990.
		In 2000, the birth rate for women 15 to 17 years of age was 27.4 per 1,000 compared with 37.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
		In 2000, the birth rate for women 18 to 19 years of age was 79.2 per 1,000 compared with 88.6 per 1,000 in 1990.
	www.siecus.org /pubs/fact/fact0010.html (2746 words)

	USATODAY.com - Nation's birth rate falls to record low (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Teenagers 15 to 19 had a birth rate of 42.9 per 1,000, down from 45.3 in 2001 and 47.7 in 2000.
		The birth rate dropped between 2001 and 2002 from 91.9 to 91.6 per 1,000 for women 30 to 34.
		The rate for women aged 45 to 54 was unchanged at 0.5.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-06-26-birth-rate_x.htm (526 words)

	Experts wrangle over ‘birth dearth’ - Special Coverage - MSNBC.com
		The average fertility rate in Europe is 1.45, a rate that could lead, one day, to a severe decline in population.
		The rate of global population growth has been slowing since the 1960s, when birth rates began to decline around the world due to changing cultural and economic factors, including increasing education, urbanization and access to family planning services.
		Though birth rates vary widely between countries, the world’s total fertility rate (the number of children per mother) has dropped from five in 1950 to 2.7 today.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/3072271 (716 words)

	CNN - U.S. teen birth rate reaches 40-year low - October 27, 1999
		Births to those in the 15-to-17 age group dropped 21 percent from 1991 through 1998.
		Births to those in the 15-to-17 age group fell five percent last year, 21 percent since 1991.
		The birth rate among the youngest teens and preteens, ages 10 through 14, fell six percent to its lowest level since 1969.
	www.cnn.com /US/9910/27/teen.births.01 (463 words)

	America's Children: Teen Birth Rate Continues Decline, Fewer Childhood Deaths, More Children Immunized Children More ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The adolescent birth rate has reached another record low, the death rate for children between ages 1 and 4 is the lowest ever, young children are more likely to receive their recommended immunizations, and fourth graders are scoring better in math, according to a yearly compendium of statistics from federal agencies concerned with children.
		The report said that the adolescent birth rate for 2003 was 22 for every 1,000 girls ages 15 to 17, down from 23 in 2002.
		The rate at which youths were victims of serious violent crimes went up, from 10 per 1,000 youth ages 12 to 17 in 2002, to 18 per 1,000 in 2003.
	www.nichd.nih.gov /new/releases/americas_children05.cfm (2189 words)

	2001.07.24:New CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The birth rate for young teenagers aged 15-17 has shown the greatest decline, down 29 percent from 1991 to 2000.
		The fertility rate was 67.6 per 1,000 women ages 15-44, a 3 percent increase from the previous year.
		The increase in the number of births is due to an increase in the birth rate for unmarried women in 2000 (still below the 1994 peak rate) and to a slight increase in the population of unmarried women in the childbearing ages.
	www.hhs.gov /news/press/2001pres/20010724.html (715 words)

	Decline in India’s Birth Rate Slows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The conference focused on the prospects for fertility decline in countries with intermediate levels of birth rates — those where couples have an average of fewer than five children but more than the 2.1 level required to "replace" themselves in the population.
		In the case of India, some in the expert group remarked that this country of roughly 1.1 billion people is a case where birth rates at the state level are particularly important given the wide variations among the populous northern states and the effect those states have on the national rate.
		With mortality rates falling, particularly maternal and infant rates, India's population, which was about 350 million at Independence in 1948, was growing at an ever-increasing rate.
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	niraj: INDIA MUST REDUCE BIRTH RATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unless India does something to reduce it's birth rate-- from 3.0 to 2.1 per family-- it will surpass China as the world's most populous country by mid-century.
		I also see the uncontroled birth rates as the major threat of India and Bangladesh in their roads to prosperity.
		Going into the 1960s, the US still had a birth rate well above 3.0 children per family (a level of 3.7 was reached in 1956), and it nonetheless managed to thrive economically.
	www.nirajweb.net /mt/niraj/archives/002010.html (1103 words)

	JS Online: Birth rate among teens still falling
		Birth rates dropped in all age groups, including the 15-to-17 group that is the target of county programs aimed at preventing teen pregnancies, according to figures provided by the state Department of Health and Family Services.
		The teen birth rate in Milwaukee County was 62.1 per 1,000 girls and women under 20, although the county also has reported a continual decrease in birth rates in the past 10 years.
		The number of births to 18- and 19-year-old women is a concern, Riederer said, with a rate of 69.3 per 1,000, although that is down from the previous year's rate.
	www.jsonline.com /news/racine/oct05/361346.asp (746 words)

	Russian Birth Rate In Steady Decline
		In 1988, the birth rate was estimated to be 2.2 children per Russian woman, PRB researchers say.
		Compounding the problem of dwindling births is the short life expectancy of most Russians, due in part to the prevalence of heart disease, alcoholism, and a high rate of accidental death.
		"While the birth rate was 9.0 birth per 1,000 population in 1996, the death rate was a lofty 14.4," researchers say.
	www.personalmd.com /news/a1997020405.shtml (374 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| Big rise in multiple birth rate
		For women aged 20-24 the rate was 63%, and for the 25-29 age group the rate was 36%.
		However, this rate is decreasing, while for women aged 30-34 it has increased to 89.9 births per 1,000 women.
		The highest teenage birth rate was in the North East of England, with 34.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, compared with the low of 21.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in the South East of England.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/3495409.stm (439 words)

	CNN - Birth rate drops for U.S. teens - April 30, 1998
		Birth rates for African-American teens fell 21 percent between 1991 and 1996, but remain double the birth rate for white teens.
		Experts say the declining birth rate may be attributed to two things: fewer teens are having sex, and of those who do have sex, more of them are using contraception.
		Teen pregnancy rates are more difficult to determine, because recorded data may not be complete on the number of abortions and miscarriages.
	www.cnn.com /US/9804/30/teen.pregnancy (633 words)

	December 28, 2001: Iran's Birth Rate Plummeting at Record Pace
		Iran's population growth rate dropped from an all-time high of 3.2 percent in 1986 to just 1.2 percent in 2001, one of the fastest drops ever recorded.
		The literacy rate for adult males increased from 48 percent in 1970 to 84 percent in 2000, nearly doubling in 30 years.
		Because almost 40 percent of Iran's population is under the age of 15, population momentum is strong and growth in the immediate future is inevitable.
	www.earth-policy.org /Updates/Update4ss.htm (1228 words)

	Our Stolen Future: US birth rate falls to record low
		WASHINGTON (AP) -- America's birth rate fell to a record low last year as both teenagers and women in their prime childbearing years had fewer babies, the government said Wednesday.
		The birth rate was 13.9 per 1,000 persons in 2002, the Health and Human Services Department announced.
		The birth rate for unmarried women declined last year to 43.6 per 1,000 unmarried women, but this group still accounted for more than one-third of all births.
	www.ourstolenfuture.org /press/2003/2003-0626-nyt-birthrate.htm (512 words)

	Birth Rate Drops Among Young Teens
		The birth rate was nearly one live birth for every 1,000 females aged 10-14 years, half the rate of 1990 and the lowest since 1946.
		"The birth rate for young teens fell in all racial and ethnic groups by 29% to 63% between 1990 and 2002," reports the CDC.
		However, fls and Hispanics still had the highest birth rates of the age group, with 1.9 and 1.4 per 1,000, respectively, although there were significant decreases.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/97/104042?src=rss_askmd (456 words)

	Northwest birth rate hits a record low
		He said rates are likely to rebound as the next generation of young women, the "baby boom echo," moves into its 20s.
		Births to women in their 20s are declining and births to women in their 30s and 40s are increasing.
		In B.C., births to women in their 30s soon are likely to exceed births to women in their 20s, and births to women in their 40s soon may overtake births to teens.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/133124_population31.html (997 words)

	Crude Birth and Death Rates for Selected Countries
		Live Births and Birth Rates, 1910–2003 - Year Births1 (thousands) Birth rate per 1,000 population1 1910 2,777 30.1 1920 2,950 27.7 1930...
		Live Births and Birth Rates, by Year - Year Births1 Rate2 1910 2,777,000 30.1 1915 2,965,000 29.5 1920 2,950,000 27.7 1925 2,909,000 25.1...
		Short birth intervals don't kill women: evidence from Matlab, Bangladesh.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0004395.html (307 words)

	Birth-Rate Policies Whip-Saw Women in Peru
		On one side of the net is the previous Fujimori government in Peru, which strove to lower the birth rate by encouraging birth control.
		Birth control was banned and women were forced to undergo a monthly gynecological examination to detect pregnancies, which were then duly registered.
		Birth quotas were established and couples were penalized if they did not have children after two years of marriage.
	www.womensenews.org /article.cfm/dyn/aid/1460 (1322 words)

	Japan has lowest teen birth rate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The average number of births for every 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 is approximately 15 in the countries of the European Union.
		Mothers face higher risks of complications in childbirth and their infants are at greater risk of prematurity, low birth weight, death in the first year of life, and developmental problems.
		For the infants born to teenage mothers, the years of early childhood may be marked by poverty, poor care, and instability, which help to perpetuate problems from one generation to the next.
	www.unicef.org /pon96/inbirth.htm (182 words)

	News Archive Ireland records highest birth rate in EU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ireland records highest birth rate in EU Ireland's birth rate over the decade ending 2001, was the highest in the EU, according to new figures published today.
		The report on shows that the average rate of children per woman is falling down to 1.1 from 1.4.
		The trend in the breastfeeding rate continues upward at 39.1 per cent in 2001 compared to 33.9 per cent in 1992.
	www.truthtv.org /newstext.asp?newsid=2498 (298 words)

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