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U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low, CDC Finds
The decline reflects fewer obstetric providers, more labor unit closures and a growing shift to midwife-led birth centers, researchers said.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last year's U.S. fertility rate hit a record low, with approximately 53 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, down from 54 the previous year.
- Economic pressures are driving the decline, as LendingTree reports the average cost to raise a child exceeds more than $300,000, while University of Pennsylvania research shows the marriage rate has fallen 60 percent over five decades.
- A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found more than a third of Idaho's OB-GYNs have left since the August 2022 abortion ban, leaving just 170 obstetricians for roughly one million women.
- Midwife-Run centers are becoming popular in rural Western states, according to a Commonwealth Fund report published on Tuesday; expectant mothers like former obstetric nurse Kara Holden now map contingency plans including emergency room locations.
- President Donald Trump considered a $5,000 "baby bonuses" proposal for new moms, while billionaire Elon Musk has warned that fertility declines could threaten civilization, signaling policymakers view the issue as urgent.
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