46.2 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)
- 41.2 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2003 (42.1 inEngland)
- 8% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per centin England)
- 8.3 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.2 per centin England)
Medway has a joint teenage pregnancy strategy with the rest of Kent. Thestrategy aims to halve the 1998 rate of teenage pregnancy by 2010 mainlyby improving access and awareness of services, increasing theaccessibility of contraception and improving the skills ofprofessionals. The strategy also says different approaches will be takenwith children in care or those from Black or ethnic minoritycommunities.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2002.
