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The teen pregnancy rate is up (4 percent) for the first time since 1991, but nobody is sure exactly why, reports Health News. Some researchers say it’s just a “blip in the data.” Others blame TV shows and young celebrities like Jamie Spears, who told OK! Magazine: “Being a mom is the best feeling in the world!” The mayor of Glouchester, Mass., blamed inadequate sex education when 17 of the town’s teenagers became pregnant this year.
