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  "path": "/health/2026-04-27-teen-pregnancies-are-dramatically-dropping-but-researchers-arent-sure-why/",
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    "Birth Rates Among Teens",
    "Declining Births",
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    "Peter Barron",
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  "textContent": "New research shows a steep decline in adolescent pregnancy rates across all nine provinces from 2021 to 2025, reversing course from previous years. It’s good news, even if it's not clear why it’s happening",
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