Debra Katz, CNM, has noticed a shift in the number of teenagers coming to the teen obstetrics program at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. A decade ago, about 30 adolescents gave birth in a given month; now, that figure is closer to 20, said Katz, chief of the nurse midwifery service at the center.
Katz's observations mirror a national trend: The rate of teen births is falling in the United States, according to a study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
