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Infographic: Fewer teenagers are getting pregnant, more over-40s

 

Jill Ornitz
Wednesday 26 February 2014 12:00 GMT
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Ms Pacchieri had her baby forcibly removed by caesarean section after suffering a mental breakdown
Ms Pacchieri had her baby forcibly removed by caesarean section after suffering a mental breakdown (Getty Images)

The most recent statistics available from ONS show the rate of teenage conception has reached its lowest since 1969, while the rate of conception for women ages 35 and older has increased by 0.7%. The conception rate for women over 40 has more than doubled since 1990, while the rate of conception for women under 20 fell by 9.6% in 2012.To learn more about the findings of the study, scroll through the infographic below.

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