CDC’s 2025 Data Shows Birth Rates Continuing to Slide

CDC’s 2025 data shows birth rates continuing to slide

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New data shows national birth rate down even more

New data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows fertility and birth rates continue to fall across the U.S., while cesarean section procedures increased and preterm birth rates remained flat. The 2025 provisional number of births fell 1% from the previous year to about 3.6 million births, and the general fertility rate also dropped 1% for women between the ages of 15 and 44. The decrease was a difference of 22,534 birth…