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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/06/midwife-7_custom-522362655fca1ddba43d289866c5061ecdfa8894-s800-c85.jpg800565While U.S. teen pregnancy rates overall have trended steadily downward in the past decade, they remain high in some communities, particularly for black and Latina teens. In one part of Washington, D.C., a high school midwife program is a novel approach that's showing promise in tackling the problem.