55.4 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 to 2000 (45 inEngland)
9.1% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per centin England)
5.6 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.2 inEngland)
Maria Lawson from Sedgefield Primary Care Trust's public healthimprovement team said a new drop-in centre would offer advice on sexualhealth for young people.
"Young people experience all different kind of health issues but oftendon't feel confident enough to access mainstream services so the trusthas tried to develop new ways of meeting their needs."
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2002.
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