Huge fall in Renfrewshire's teen pregnancy rates
PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens The gap in teenage pregnancy rates between the most and least deprived areas has also reduced.The rate for those living in the most deprived areas has decreased from 87.4 pregnancies per 1,000 women in 2009 to 56.8 in 2018, and the rate for those in the least deprived areas dropping from 21.9 to 12.2 respectively.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde operates a Sandyford sexual health team within the area, working alongside Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership to support young people and reduce the prevalence of teenage pregnancy.The health board also operates a number of support groups in the area and helps facilitate sexual health education in the area’s 11 secondary schools and early