44.4% of conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 leading to abortions in 2003 (46 per cent in England)
1.06 average number of decayed, missing or filled teeth per 14-year-old in 2002/03 (1.43 in England)
7.8% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per cent in England)
Deborah Gibbin, teenage pregnancy co-ordinator for Hartlepool Primary Care Trust, said: "Partnership working is at the heart of the teenage pregnancy strategy. Innovative practice includes sex and relationships education delivery in primary schools using a locally developed resource and specialised support for young parents."
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, British Association for the Study of Dentistry survey 2002/03, Office for National Statistics Key Population and Vital Statistics 2002.
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