Why are teens getting pregnant in Middlesbrough?

Beyond Today

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🗓️ 10 March 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Middlesbrough has the highest number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales. Even though national figures show rates have dropped by nearly 60 percent over the past 10 years, the number of pregnant teens in the north-eastern town rose by 20 percent from 2015 to 2017. When the average age of a mum in England and Wales is 30 years old, why are there so many teens having babies in Middlesbrough? We speak to Charley and Robyn, two teenagers who tell us what it’s like to have been fast-tracked to motherhood. And the BBC’s Philippa Goymer tries to makes sense of the growing trend in the area. Presenter: Tina Daheley Producer: Seren Jones Mixed by Emma Crowe Editor: Philly Beaumont

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0:55.0	Hello, I'm Tina Dehealy and this is Beyond Today from BBC Radio 4 where we ask one big question about one big story. Today, why are teenagers getting pregnant in Middlesbrough.
1:10.0	I was 15 when I found out I was pregnant. A month before my 16th and I was just getting really bad morning sickness I
1:17.0	couldn't eat anything so my mom went to the shop and got a pregnancy test and told me to do it and then yeah I was
1:25.6	pregnant. I was 15 and I just I was bloated I was bloated for about two weeks and I just had a feeling I was like I'm just
1:35.9	gonna check it's gonna be one of these daff things I'm not gonna be pregnant
1:39.2	and then found out I was pregnant.
1:41.7	Said little man.
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