Too Many Babies Born to Teens, Says CDC. Nearly one in five babies born to a teenage mom in the U.S. are not the motherâs first baby, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In North Carolina, more than one in four babies born to a teen are not her first. The report reveals that although teen birth rates in the U.S. have been declining for the last two decades, of 367,000 babies born in 2010 to mothers who are 15 to 19 years old, 18.3 percent were repeat births.
Â© 2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. The carotid arteries are major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face. There are two carotid arteries, one on the right and one on the left.In the neck, each carotid artery branches into two divisions: 1  The internal carotid artery supplies blood to the brain.ll rights reserved. The carotid arteries are major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face. There are two carotid arteries, one on the right and one on the left. In the neck, each carotid artery branches into two divisions:
The three main kinds of blood vessels are arteries, veins, and capillaries. Arteries carry blood away from the heart around the body. Veins carry blood back to the heart.