42.6 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2003 (42.1 inEngland)
8.8% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per centin England)
6.1 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.2 inEngland)
In the first two years of the teenage pregnancy strategy, Liverpool,which previously had one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates inEngland, cut its rate by 26.5 per cent. The council also runs acomprehensive programme of training for teachers, youth workers, socialworkers, and foster carers on the matter.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2002.
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