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Adolescent Mother and the Fathers of Their Children. U.S. has the highest adolescent birth rate among Western industrialized countries> 400,000 infants born to teens each year; 17% of 15-year-old girls give birth before 2050% of fathers have no contact with adolescent mother at 8 months postpartumChild support decreases (80% 1st yr after delivery; 1/3 after 4 yrs; 1/6 after 6 years).
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