On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its monthly Vital Signs report. Good news is that teen births have declined.

Since 1991, teen births have declined 57% from nearly 61.8 per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 years to 26.5 per 1,000 teen girls in 2013. The report also unveiled that there is l very low rate of the most effective contraceptive use in states like Georgia.

There have been places where cost with regard to extra training has significantly increased at some clinics in Augusta where teen birth rate has dramatically declined in the last five years in Augusta. One of the main reasons of it is it was provided with $7.5 million CDC grant to lower teen pregnancy rates.

Dr. Ileana Arias, principal deputy director for the CDC, has welcomed the positive changes. "Yet we can't be complacent when we hear about this news. We still need to help teens delay having sex or make informed choices about birth control if they are sexually active", affirmed Dr. Arias.

In 2013, there were still around 273,000 teen births. The report has especially pointed out the lack of use of most effective contraception in teens, implants and intrauterine devices. Susan B. Moskosky, Acting Director of the Office of Population Affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services, said that there is no single reason for the lack of effectiveness in certain areas.

The reasons could include lack of awareness or training, lack of Medicaid family planning expansion and increased cost of stocking them. Improved contraceptive use has been found to be the major reason for the decline. But as said, much more needs to be done to increase awareness, access and availability of the most effective contraceptive methods.