43.8 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2003 (42.1 inEngland)
8.3% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per centin England)
3.8 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2000 to 2002 (5.4 inEngland)
Young people's participation is a strong component of Bury's teenagepregnancy strategy. The strategy outlines plans for Bury's schools forumto produce role plays about the issue and tour local schools with them,and for its youth service to consult with young Asian men. Other plansinclude offering specific services to boys in clinics.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2002, Bury Teenage Pregnancy StrategyJanuary 2004.
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