Family Planning New Zealand chief executive Jackie Edmond said the decrease in teenage pregnancy figures was a positive change. Photo: Getty ImagesThe rate of teenage pregnancy in New Zealand has halved in the past decade, the Ministry of Health has revealed. The Report on Maternity found that in 2017 the teenage birth rate was 15 per 1000 females. Family Planning New Zealand chief executive Jackie Edmond said the decrease in teenage pregnancy figures was a positive change. Ms Perry said that in 2017, 31,000 women identified as overweight and obese.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 13, 2019 20:37 UTC