Americans are having fewer babies. New births are declining in the US, while death rates are rising. New data from the Atlanta-based CDC shows from 2010 to 2023, the number of births dropped 10%. The ...

Demographically speaking, the U.S. will look quite different going forward. Most old people will be White; most young people will be people of color. Among men and women, there isn’t much of an ...

For the second year in a row, the March of Dimes gave Arkansas an F for its preterm birth rate in a report that also highlighted the state's poor rankings in several related measures.

In states with abortion bans, birth rates increased after Roe was overturned. Infant mortality rates also rose in these same states. The greatest differences were seen among marginalized women. In 14 ...

Seven years ago, at 30 weeks into a seemingly low-risk pregnancy, I unexpectedly began to bleed. Doctors diagnosed me with ...

The number of births increased in the United States for the first time in seven years, according to a new federal report. Provisional data published Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

In their new book After the Spike, demographers Dean Spears and Michael Geruso make the counterintuitive case for worrying less about overpopulation and more about depopulation. Comparing it to ...

Detroit were born before 37 weeks of gestation – which means they're considered premature. That compares to about 10.7% across Michigan.

New March of Dimes data reveal persistent inequities and rising health risks, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen Medicaid, early care access, and maternal health policies. ARLINGTON, Va., Nov.

In this encore episode we look at the decision to have children. Much of the attention on the world's plunging birth rate is on east Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin American ...

In a move designed to reverse the country’s declining birth rate, the Armenian government will pay a lump sum birth allowance ...