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Teen Birth Rates Down in Holyoke and Springfield

WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published February 23, 2006 at 11:57 AM EST

By Dan Bobkoff

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HOLYOKE, MA – The number of teenagers who gave birth in 2004 was significantly lower in the Massachusetts cities of Springfield and Holyoke than in previous years. But the teen-pregancy rate remains relatively high, with Holyoke still the second highest, and Springfield the third. Only Lawrence, Mass. has more teen births.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff reports.

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