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**FILE** Mother-to-be Tammy Gerencser speaks with Dr. Michael L. Cacciatore at Florida Hospital in Orlando. (Associated Press)

Report shows bounce in bouncing babies

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

**FILE** Jannily Conejo, 2 months, is fed by her mother at the teen pregnancy program offered at the Upper Cordoza Clinic. (The Washington Times)

Plunging birthrate of U.S. teens ‘amazing’

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

**FILE** Former first lady Laura Bush (center) and twin daughters Barbara Bush (left) and Jenna Bush Hager (Photo courtesy of Glamour)

Double bubble: Twin birth rates soar since 1980

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Report: Teen birth rate hits historic low

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Study finds teens postponing sex, using birth control more

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Federal study explores childbearing by era

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

The Grim Reaper (Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)

Life spans up, death rates down

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Government survey: Virgins at 40 do exist

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Cheryl Wetzstein

WETZSTEIN: Moms deliver birth records

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Life expectancy slips, stroke dips to No. 4 killer

By STEPHANIE NANO - Associated Press

Teens report high exposure to sex education

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Cutting the cord on rise in U.S.

Cutting the cord on rise in U.S.