Ten-year low in number of babies born to teenagers

THE number of babies born to teenagers fell by 35% in the last 10 years, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Ten-year low in number of babies born to teenagers

A total of 2,019 babies were born to teenagers last year; 44 teenagers were under the age of 16.

In 2001, the year the Crisis Pregnancy Agency was established, 3,087 babies were born to teenagers.

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