Early speculation that the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to a baby boom has been turned on its head, with early data showing more of a baby bust – and worsening rates of some adverse outcomes. After a ...

Couples seemed to have been busy during the pandemic. For the first time in seven years, birth rates in the United States increased – albeit by only 1%. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

The United States’ birth rate in 2021 rose for the first time in seven years, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. "We're still not returning to pre-pandemic levels," Dr.

For the birth numbers, for the first three quarters of 2021, for the five states with the highest population, see the gallery above. For data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto ...

The number of Americans dying due to pregnancy or childbirth soared in 2021, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, a troubling finding following ...

A baby is preterm if born before 37 weeks of gestational age. Preterm births can be caused by health conditions in the birthing parent and can lead to developmental complications in babies. Asian and ...

Maternal death rates surged by nearly 40% during the second year of the pandemic, widening disparities as Black women again faced alarmingly high, disproportionate rates, a new federal analysis shows.

The U.S. birth rate has been trending downwards over the past 15 years — so the news that the number of births actually rose in 2021 is making headlines. But the change is likely to be more of a baby ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released its latest Maternal Mortality Data Report, which showed racial ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department recently issued a report of local birth data for 2017 through 2021, showing an increase in the county’s birth rate and describing how different social ...

Disparities in prevalence of C-sections and post-cesarean care have long been recognized, and it was only in 2021 that race ...

A study of 2,000 mothers found 78 percent were ‘shocked’ at the impact giving birth had on their own bodies. More than a third (34 percent) experienced abdominal pain within the six weeks of given ...