US birth rate hits lowest level since 1979 amid pandemic stress
3 years, 7 months ago

US birth rate hits lowest level since 1979 amid pandemic stress

Al Jazeera  

The birth rate in the United States fell 4 percent in 2020 to about 3.6 million babies, its sixth-straight annual decline and the lowest since 1979, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People in the United States had the lowest number of babies in more than 40 years last year, mirroring a slump in European birth rates, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced more people to take care of sick family members or deal with job losses. The birth rate in the United States fell 4 percent in 2020 to about 3.6 million babies, its sixth-straight annual decline and the lowest since 1979, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday. Older data from Population Reference Bureau, a non-profit statistics collector, showed the US birth rate reached an all-time low in 1936 following the 1929 stock market crash.

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US infant mortality increased in 2022 for the first time in decades, CDC report shows
5 months ago

US infant mortality increased in 2022 for the first time in decades, CDC report shows

CNN  

CNN — The infant mortality rate in the United States rose in 2022, the first jump in 20 years, according to data released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate of infant deaths from maternal complications jumped 9% between 2021 to 2022, from about 30 infant deaths for every 100,000 live births to more than …

Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. “In the last five years we’ve really not improved on lowering the maternal death rate in our country, so there’s still a lot of work to do,” said Ashley Stoneburner, the March of Dimes’ director of applied research …

US births fell in 2023 to the lowest count in more than 40 years
8 months ago

US births fell in 2023 to the lowest count in more than 40 years

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. Mark called that development surprising and said “there’s some evidence that not just postponement is going on.” Rates fell across almost all racial and ethnic groups. There could be an adjustment to the 2023 data, but it won’t be enough to erase the “sizeable” decline seen in …

How the world’s falling birthrate is leading to economic catastrophe
10 months, 1 week ago

How the world’s falling birthrate is leading to economic catastrophe

The Telegraph  

“I had always known I didn’t want to have children, but why?” says Ruby Warrington. I realised that all the self-doubt and shame I’d felt about not wanting to have children had come from external pressure and conditioning.” As she researched the problem, she realised she was part of a global trend of women – and men – deciding not …

Rise in infant mortality shows that the US needs to take better care of its moms
1 year, 1 month ago

Rise in infant mortality shows that the US needs to take better care of its moms

Live Mint  

New provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer a horrible statistic: The infant death rate in the US rose by 3% in 2022 to 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, the first significant increase in about 20 years. We should consider even one year’s reversal in infant deaths, a rate already exceeding that of America’s …

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades
1 year, 1 month ago

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national rate rose to 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, up from from 5.44 per 1,000 the year before, the new report said. More than 30 states saw …

Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate
1 year, 5 months ago

Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate

Associated Press  

Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. “It’s a call to action to all of us to understand the root causes — to understand that some of it is about health care and access to health care, but a lot of it is about structural racism and the …

Japan’s birth rate drops to fresh record low
1 year, 6 months ago

Japan’s birth rate drops to fresh record low

Al Jazeera  

Japan’s birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry has said, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made arresting the country’s sliding birth rate a top priority and his government, despite high levels of debt, plans to …

US births in 2022 didn’t return to pre-pandemic levels
1 year, 6 months ago

US births in 2022 didn’t return to pre-pandemic levels

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation saw fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Because the numbers are provisional and the change was small, officials consider births to have been “kind of level from the previous year,” said the CDC’s Brady Hamilton, the …

Delayed family planning: How Covid-19 restricted childbirths like in previous pandemics
2 years, 6 months ago

Delayed family planning: How Covid-19 restricted childbirths like in previous pandemics

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic not only claimed more than 60 lakh lives but also forced people to delay family planning. Spain registered one of the highest falls in the fertility rate while it also saw the maximum Covid-19 deaths per million population during the first wave. “The Spanish flu caused fertility rates to plunge, reaching a low point six to nine …

US births rose last year but still less than before pandemic
2 years, 7 months ago

US births rose last year but still less than before pandemic

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. births bumped up last year, but the number of babies born was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic. But there were still about 86,000 fewer births last year than in 2019, according to a government report released Tuesday. Officials think last year’s uptick reflects births from pregnancies that had been put off during the uncertain …

U.S. births rose last year but still fell short of pre-pandemic levels
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. births rose last year but still fell short of pre-pandemic levels

LA Times  

U.S. births bumped up last year, but the number of babies born was still lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 1% increase was a bit of a rebound from 2020, the first year of the pandemic, which witnessed the largest one-year drop in the U.S. births in nearly 50 years. Officials think last year’s uptick reflects births from pregnancies …

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year
2 years, 10 months ago

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year

Associated Press  

Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, according to a government report released Wednesday. Among Black people, there were 55 maternal deaths per 100,000 births — almost triple the rate for whites. Many people put off medical care early in the pandemic for fear of catching …

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year
2 years, 10 months ago

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year

LA Times  

Cots and cribs are arranged in Sandy, Utah, at a care site set up amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, according to a government report released Wednesday. Among Black people, there were 55 maternal deaths per 100,000 births — almost triple the …

US maternal deaths rise during pandemic amid racial disparities
2 years, 10 months ago

US maternal deaths rise during pandemic amid racial disparities

Al Jazeera  

Maternal deaths among Black people are almost triple the rate for white Americans. Pregnancy-related deaths for mothers in the United States climbed higher in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year, according to a government report, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people. In fact, the last time the US rate was officially this high was in 1968, though a …

United States population growth at lowest rate in pandemic’s 1st year
3 years ago

United States population growth at lowest rate in pandemic’s 1st year

India TV News  

Highlights US grew by only 0.1%, with an additional 392,665 added to US population from July 2020 to July 2021 US has been experiencing slow population growth for years but the pandemic exacerbated that trend Once there’s a handle on pandemic, the U.S. may eventually see a decrease in deaths U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the …

Report: Births decline in pandemic may have turned corner
3 years, 3 months ago

Report: Births decline in pandemic may have turned corner

Associated Press  

While there has been a decline in births in the U.S. during the pandemic, a new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau suggests the drop may have turned a corner last March as births started rebounding. In December 2020, births in the U.S. were down 7.7% from the previous year, and they were down 9.4% last January compared …

COVID-19 not linked to increased preterm births: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 not linked to increased preterm births: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: A new study may alleviate concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy, as researchers found no increase in preterm births or stillbirths during the first year of the health crisis. Infection, inflammation, stress, medical or pregnancy-induced disorders, genetic predisposition, and environmental factors can contribute to stillbirth and preterm birth, although in many instances the cause remains …

COVID baby bust: 142,000 fewer babies were born in the US in 2020 compared to 2019, CDC report finds
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID baby bust: 142,000 fewer babies were born in the US in 2020 compared to 2019, CDC report finds

Daily Mail  

The COVID baby boom that many experts were predicting would come as a result of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders was actually a bust, a new report finds. A new CDC report found there were 3,605,201 births in 2020 compared to 3,747,540 births in 2019, meaning 142,000 fewer babies were born Between 2019 and 2019, the number of births declined for …

Japan’s birth rate falls to another record low in 2020
3 years, 6 months ago

Japan’s birth rate falls to another record low in 2020

CNN  

CNN — The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low last year, the health ministry said on Friday, as more couples put off marriage and starting a family amid a global pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has hit birth rates around the world, including in the United States, despite early speculation that pandemic-related lockdowns may lead to …

US birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a century
3 years, 7 months ago

US birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a century

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released Wednesday. The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ethnicity, and in nearly every age group, falling to the lowest point since federal health officials started tracking it more than a century …

AP analysis: The expected COVID baby boom may be a baby bust
3 years, 7 months ago

AP analysis: The expected COVID baby boom may be a baby bust

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When most of the U.S. went into lockdown over a year ago, some speculated that confining couples to their homes — with little to entertain them beyond Netflix — would lead to a lot of baby-making. Births have fallen dramatically in many states during the coronavirus outbreak, according to an Associated Press analysis of preliminary data from …

June 23, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 6 months ago

June 23, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Shutterstock The coronavirus pandemic is more likely to lead to a baby bust in the United States rather than a baby boom, possibly leaving the nation with about half a million fewer births than otherwise would be expected, experts at the Brookings Institution and nonprofit March of Dimes predict. After analyzing that data, along with other factors such as job …

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