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Other fun top line notes: The number of conceptions to women under 16 was 4,160 in 2014, down 10 percent from the previous year. The overall conception rate in England and Wales was down by 0.2 percent, and the rate of pregnancy among older women (classed as over 25, terrifyingly) rose, which leans toward a trend of older motherhood. I mean, based on the statistics, there is a window of about a month and a half where you aren't classed as a teen mother or an old mother, so you best crank a baby out then. But yeah, on the whole, conception rates are seen to be in good shape. The abortion rate among unmarried women was down a touch from 31.2 percent to 31 percent, and among married women, it was up 7.8 percent.But why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? But why? Why?Well, experts reckon the teen pregnancy fall is down to a couple of things: sustained sex education policies, access to condoms and assorted other contraception, and, err, "social media being a thing." Let's start with the condom and sex ed thing, something that could well be at risk following recent budget cuts. "It is vital to keep a focus on teenage pregnancy to sustain the progress made and narrow inequalities," government strategy advisor and University of Bedfordshire lecturer Alison Hadley told the BBC. "Universal, high quality sex and relationships education, well-publicized, easy-to-use contraceptive and sexual health services, a youth-friendly workforce, and good support for young parents all need to be in place so successive generations of young people have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make choices."Read on Noisey: No Right Time: The Harsh Reality of Being a Mother in the Music Industry
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"It does potentially fit in terms of timing," he said. "People [appear to be] spending time at home—rather than sitting at bus stops with a bottle of vodka they are doing it remotely with their friends." Paton also argued access to contraception alone couldn't explain the fall due to major budgeting cuts in that area, but major improvements in schools in London around the same time could go some way to explaining the reduced teen pregnancy rate in that area. On the whole, "Nobody really knows why we've got this sudden change around about 2007 to 2008."Just looking at what else happened in 2007 could explain the drop. "The new Ford Mondeo went on sale in Britain with a range of saloons, hatchbacks, and estates," it says here. Is that information helping anyone? Does it make you want to fuck or not fuck? Let's see what else. "The Concert for Diana was held in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales"; "Sir Menzies Campbell resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats"; "Pop four piece Scooch controversially won the right to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland." Some mysteries we will never be solved. Some mysteries only the universe will truly know.Follow Joel Golby on Twitter.Read on MUNCHIES: The Secret to Making Mission Chinese Food's Famous Spicy Chicken Wings