Based on a true story, Lifetime’s new movie focuses on a high school teenager who PRETENDS to be pregnant for a class project!

Spy Kids star Alex Vega portrays an 18-year-old high school student who pretends to be pregnant in the new Lifetime movie The Pregnancy Project, which premieres on Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. ET. The teen’s social experiment made headlines in the press and revealed the true nature of her friends, family and teachers.

Following the success of the 2010 movie The Pregnancy Pact, this Lifetime movie sheds the light on how the nation views teen pregnancy. Did you know 3 in 10 teens in the U.S. will get pregnant at least once by the age of 20?

This movie brings attention to teen pregnancy and how it might be prevented. “The Pregnancy Project gives young people and their families the opportunity to talk about why it’s important to prevent pregnancy in the first place,” the press release states.

Will you watch the movie?

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1. Good News: Teen Mom Birth Rate Is Down
2. Americans Have Stopped Having Babies! Is The Economy To Blame?
3. ‘Teen Mom’ Stars In PSA Against Teen Pregnancy: ‘We Should’ve Cuddled!’

MTV’s Teen Mom might have an expiration date — the birth rate among American teens is at it’s lowest level!

Did Jenelle Evans, Farrah Abraham and the other teen moms not get the message? Teen mom birth rates have dropped 9% from the previous year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention!

The Wall Street Journal released the report that says teen moms is on the decline: “There were 34.3 births per 1,000 people 15 to 19 years old in 2010, a 9% drop from 37.9 births the previous year.”

And this is a steady trend — the rate has fallen in 17 of the past 19 years! They attribute this to more-effective sex education and the result of a tough economy.

We think this is GREAT news! Most teens aren’t ready to handle parenthood, so we’re glad to see there’s a steady decline!

What do YOU think, HollyMoms? Do you think it’s because of the economy, better sex education or another factor?

-Anna Moeslein

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Births in the U.S. have fallen for the third year in a row — to the lowest level since data was first recorded!

A little over four million babies bounced into the world in 2010 — 3 percent fewer than three years before. Even teen pregnancies are down! Experts say the recession means people CAN’T AFFORD to have kids!

The lull certainly ties in with economic downturn.

Births had been on the rise for years until the country was rocked by recession in December 2007. And that’s exactly when we all stopped making babies!

New stats released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show teen pregnancies dropped sharply. Five percent fewer 15-19 years olds had babies in 2010 compared to a decade earlier!

In fact the only people having babies are the over 40s — people more likely to be financial secure, and in a hurry to get pregnant while their biological clocks still tick!

Do these figures surprise you, HollyMoms? Have you had to put off your baby plans because of the recession? Share your thoughts with us below!

– Ian Garland

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Amber Portwood, Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell and Farrah Abraham appear in a new ad aimed toward preventing teen pregnancy! WATCH!

The original girls of Teen Mom have a message for you: ‘Cuddling is better than going all the way’! Amber Portwood, Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell and Farrah Abraham star in a new public service announcement entitled ‘What Would Should Have Done That Night,” against teen pregnancy! What do you think?

“The night that I got pregnant, I wish that me and my boyfriend were cuddling and watching a movie,” Catelynn says in the ad that just began running nationally.

“Cuddling is better than going all the way,” Farrah echoed in the PSA. With Amber adding, “It would have been better to just relax.”

Check out the PSA and let us know what you think!

Watch the premiere of Teen Mom season three on MTV, July 5 at 10pm.

–Leigh Blickley

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2. Teen Mom Returns In July!
3. Teen Mom Stars Tweet About Osama Bin Laden’s Death!

That’ll make you think twice before you donate to this cause, huh?

It was revealed today that Sarah Palin‘s daughter, Bristol Palin, was paid $262,000 by The Candie’s Foundation in 2009, when Bristol was 18 and had just given birth to her baby, Tripp. According to tax documents, Bristol was paid as an “ambassador.” Wow, being a teen mom really pays off….if you’re Sarah Palin’s daughter!

The foundation says that Bristol is still working for them and that she “plays an important role by helping other teens understand the incredible challenges teen parents face.” What a pile of horse manure!

Devastating news. A full-term baby boy was found dead by a shocked hotel worker after a group of Canadian students, staying in the hotel, returned home to Toronto after a school trip to London. Police tracked down the mother, a 15-year-old student, who was treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario and is being questioned.

Police are still investigating into how the baby died after the results of a post-mortem examination, carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital in Central London, were said to be “inconclusive.”

“Police were called at 12.45pm on Saturday March 19 to a hotel in Lampton Road, Hounslow, and discovered a baby’s body. The child was pronounced dead at the scene,” a Scotland Yard spokeman explains. “The investigation is being conducted by detectives from the Child Abuse Investigation Command in liaison with the Canadian authorities. The identification of the mother is known, but no arrests have been made.”

This is a heartbreaking story. We pray for everyone involved.

–Leigh Blickley
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Last week, a story broke about 90 teenage girls at one Memphis high school who were all pregnant or have had a child during this school year. Not only did this news raise the question of who’s to blame, but it got a lot of people talking, including Kim Kardashian. The 30-year-old was so moved by this bizarre baby news that she took to her blog and Twitter to let girls know that they shouldn’t be idolizing or inspired by teen moms. I’m shocked to admit that, for once, I agree completely with Kim.

Teen Mom 2′s Jenelle Evans doesn’t want to know who the father of her son is

“It seems that shows like Teen Mom are all of a sudden making teen pregnancy seem cool in the eyes of young girls. The kids from these shows are all over the news, even on the covers of magazines, and have been become almost like celebrities, but girls, these are not people you should idolize!” writes Kim.

“When I think back to when I was 16, there is no way I would even have considered having a baby. That thought wouldn’t even have entered my head. Having a baby is one one of the biggest, and most life-changing decisions a person can make and while I’m not saying that no teen is in the position to raise a child, having a baby so young shouldn’t be seen as the trendy thing to do,” she adds.

Are Amber Portwood’s decisions hurting baby Leah?

The reality TV darling, who has made her share of mistakes in the past (remember that sex tape?), is hoping that young women will pause to consider the consequences before getting pregnant in the future. “Girls, please, think very carefully before you make these kind of decisions. Talk to your family, friends, teachers, and most of all, be careful,” she writes.

HollyMoms, what do you think about Kim’s blog post? Do you agree that shows like Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant are misleading young girls to believe that having a child is the “cool and trendy” thing to do?

–Leigh Blickley

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16 and Pregnant star Felicia Cooke says she doesn’t regret having her daughter, but she wishes she’d waited until she was older to become a mom. It’s sad to hear, but maybe her story will help other teens to avoid making her mistakes.

Felicia Cooke, a teen mom who appeared on a riveting episode of the hit MTV show 16 and Pregnant, has a confession to make: She wishes she would have had safe sex.

Teen Mom Amber Portwood fears for baby Leah’s safety!

Asked in an interview with Radaronline.com what she would have done differently about her situation (she and the baby’s father, Alex, have a rocky relationship), the teen mom of a little girl named Genesis opened up and said,  “Yeah, I would have used protection so I didn’t get pregnant.”

The now-17-year-old teen mom, the first person in her family to graduate from high school, continued, “I don’t regret having a daughter, or being a mom and taking care of her, but I wish I had waited, so I could be spending my teenage years like I should be.”

Amber confirms Leah is living with Gary–but she hasn’t abandoned her baby!

As she said on the MTV show, “We used a condom like twice ever in our relationship.”

On her formspring account, the Honduras native, who got pregnant after dating her boyfriend of a year and a half, stated her beliefs, writing, “i dont believe in abortion at all i m the one who went out there and thought i was old enough to be having sex and this is wat happened so i believe i should take care of my responsibilities and grow up.”

So what do you think, HollyMoms? Why are so many teens these days not practicing safe sex? We think it needs to start with education both in the home and in schools. The more young men and women know about safe sex, and also the risks that come with having unprotected sex, the better off everyone will be (well, maybe not MTV, who is making a killing off this hit show).