"Teen birth rates in the St. Joseph area are among the highest in Missouri, statistics show," the paper reported. "For the local MSA, the percentages of births to mothers under 18 were the second highest in the state, at 3.61 percent. The highest MSA was held by Joplin, Mo., at 3.67 percent."
These percentages are only slightly off national statistics, which showed a 3 percent increase in teen pregnancies.
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