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The NPCH’s August 2010 poll revealed that about 30-50 babies are born to underage mothers every hour. Teen Pregnancy is rated as one of the top ten health problems for young adults among the US.Even though the US’s Teen Birth rate is at it’s lowest in about 20 years(seeU.S. teen pregnancy rate at record low: CDC (reuters.com)), the States are STILL listed as having the HIGHEST teen pregnancy rate, decline or not. Check out US behind other countries in terms of Sex education (your-story.org).The Government funded USDAHE has extended funding to try and make abstinance programs more available in schools, as well as contraceptive education. Fact: Babies that are born to teen mothers are more likely to be premature, have a low birth weight; they’re more likely to die or be more susceptible to health problems such as bleeding in the brain or learning disabilities down the road.  Many states and parents are approving a new approach to abstiance classes. In example, offering Social services and Community service jobs to teens where they would be in charge of a group of children, I.E. Childcare. Another Idea for abstinence is offering a welfare-way out of welfare program for mothers and children, as well as paternity tests that helps make fathers more responsible for their children and payments of child-support. Other parents propose the idea of offering medical services that teach teen moms about birth control or contraceptives, especially if they already have a child.