1. England’s under 18 conception rate: 1998-2016
- a reduction of 60%

2. Teenage conceptions: progress 1998-2016
East of England: under 18 conception rates Change in conception rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-17:
Teenage conceptions: progress

3. Under-18 conception rate Cambridgeshire and Peterborough recent trend: 2009-2016
2017 data show:
Cambridgeshire: Q1 down, Q2 up
Peterborough: Q1 up, Q2 significantly down but marked unreliable due to low numbers
Q3 data will be published in November
Under-16 data only published annually – Feb/March 2019

4. Under 16 conception rate Cambridgeshire & Peterborough recent trend: 2009-2016

5. Great progress, but more to do…because…
England’s teenage birth rate remains higher than similar western European countries
There is an almost 6-fold variation in the under-18 conception rate between LAs
60% of LAs have at least one ward with a rate significantly higher than England; 45% have two or more
16-24 year olds carry the biggest burden of STIs
There has been a doubling of teenage mothers in education or training, but health, emotional and economic outcomes for young parents and their children remain disproportionately poor

6. The disproportionately poor outcomes for young parents and their children
Child poverty
63% higher risk for children born to women under 20
Stillbirth:
13% higher rate for children born to women under 20
Incidence of low birth weight of term babies:
30% higher rate for babies born to women under 20 – and worsening
Infant mortality rate: 75% higher rate for babies born to women under 20
Smoking status at time of delivery:
Mothers under 20 are three times more likely to smoke throughout pregnancy
Breastfeeding prevalence at 6-8 weeks:
Mothers under 20 are half as likely to be breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks
Maternal mental health
Mothers under 20 have higher rates of postnatal depression and poor mental health for up to three years after birth
Child development at 2-2½ years: Parental depression is the most prevalent risk factor for negative impact on poor child development outcomes; children of teenage mothers are more likely to have developmental delays;
Rates of adolescents not in education, employment or training (NEET): Around 1 in 5 young women aged who are not in education, training or employment, are teenage mothers
Safeguarding: 60% of children involved in serious case reviews were born to mothers under 21