Births among teenage moms rebounded last year regardless of dropping off recently, according to a study with the Department of Wellness.
The amount of children born to women aged 15-19 fell to 28 per 1, 1000 people in that age/gender bracket in 2020, down from 31 the previous year, mentioned Dr Boonrit Sookrat, director of the Bureau of Reproductive Health.
But the number jumped 47% in 2021 year-on-year.
After giving birth, 52% associated with student mothers elected to stay home plus raise their infants last year, the study discovered.
Nevertheless, a greater percentage was able to juggle both on-site classes and child-rearing (33%) while less teenage mums quit their classes.
As part of a broader move to slow up the birthrate among teens, Dr Boonrit said the Department associated with Health has stepped up efforts to advertise birth control while the federal government is advertising highly effective contraceptive implants.
Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general from the Department of Wellness, said it has worked with the National Health Security Office to devise a plan towards unwanted pregnancies by allowing access to semi-permanent forms of contraception.
Under the plan, women below 20 can receive intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants at in NHSO network wellness clinics, he mentioned.
“Implants are highly effective and last three to five yrs. They can also be reversed to facilitate instant fertilisation, ” he or she added.