Apr 29, 2016
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Is 16 and Pregnant an effective form of birth control?
In this Ted talk the woman talks about the main reason for the decline in the birth rates was hugely inspired by the tv network MTV and its show 16 and pregnant. A professor from the University of Maryland said that the decline in birth rates started to accelerate. They said to get their data they set out to look on twitter and google and see what people searched the day after 16 and pregnant aired. they said they saw spikes in the questions about how to get ahold of contraceptives. they then stated that the show had a sizeable impact young teen girls and birth rate dropped 5.7 percent.