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 Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has analyzed local birth data from 2017 through 2021 utilizing a survey of birth certificates in Santa Barbara County, and has compiled a report ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 US birth rate increased slightly this year, after seven years of decline. Economists and politicians have been worried that the aging population would lack young workers. But some economists say a ...

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 ...

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 ...