The Commonwealth Fund’s updated July 2025 brief on maternal mortality highlights how systemic disparities, Medicaid coverage ...

New CDC data released this month reveals that while the number of births in the United States increased by 1% from 2023—to ...

America’s birth rate has plunged to its lowest level ever, with the CDC reporting fewer than 1.6 children per woman in 2024.

U.S. fertility rates continued to decline last year, according to data released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

It’s troubling that we’re actually hitting record low here when it comes to fertility in America,” sociologist Brad Wilcox ...

According to CBS News, the U.S. birth rate has dropped below 1.6 in 2024, marking one of the lowest points in American ...

New data released by the CDC shows the number of children women are having has decreased for a second year in a row. The ...

Americans living in 10 states may have to fork over nearly $30,000 just to give birth, shocking new figures published by ...

The fertility rate in the United States has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, signaling a profound demographic shift ...

This number is far below what experts call the "replacement rate" -- around 2.1 children per woman -- which ensures that each ...

Birth rate declined in the first half of 2021: CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the decline in birth rate is likely linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access to obstetric care declined across the US, especially in rural areas, with more than 7 states seeing more than 25% of hospitals lose obstetric services from 2010 to 2022.