Teen birth rates fall sharply across all provinces leaving researchers searching for explanations
What to know about Teen birth rates fall sharply across all provinces leaving researchers searching for explanations
When public health researcher Peter Barron and his team sat down to update their 2022 analysis – which had found birth rates among teenagers climbing year on year in every province – they expected a straightforward exercise.
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What happened
When public health researcher Peter Barron and his team sat down to update their 2022 analysis – which had found birth rates among teenagers climbing year on year in every province – they expected a straightforward exercise.
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