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Unwed women account for nearly 4 babies out of 10

COMBINED NEWS SERVICES WASHINGTON - The number of babies being born out of wedlock has increased sharply in the United States, driven primarily by significant jumps in women in their 20s and 30s having children without getting married, according to a federal report released yesterday. More than 1.7 million babies were born to unmarried women in 2007, a 26 percent rise from 2002 and more than double...

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