Category: births
Recent Trends in Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery: United States, 2016–2018
Questions for Michelle Osterman, M.H.S., Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Recent Trends in Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery: United States, 2016–2018,” Q: Why did you decide to do a report on rates of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC)? MO: Women who deliver vaginally after a previous cesarean delivery are less likely to experience Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Expected Number of Births over a Woman’s Lifetime — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1940–2018
During 1940–2018, the expected number of births a woman would have over her lifetime, the total fertility rate (TFR), was highest for women during the post-World War II baby boom (births during 1946–1964). In 1957, the TFR reached a peak of 3.77 births per woman. The TFR generally declined for the birth cohort referred to Read More >
Posted on byBirths: Final Data for 2018
Questions for Joyce Martin, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Births: Final Data for 2018” Q: What is new in this report from the 2018 provisional birth report? JM: In addition to providing final numbers and rates for numerous birth characteristics such as fertility rates, teen childbearing, cesarean delivery and preterm and low birthweight, this Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Birth Rates for Teens Aged 15–19 Years, by State — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2018
In 2018, the U.S. birth rate for teens aged 15–19 years was 17.4 births per 1,000 females, with rates generally lower in the Northeast and higher across the southern states. Teen birth rates ranged from 7.2 in Massachusetts, 8.0 in New Hampshire, 8.3 in Connecticut, and 8.8 in Vermont to rates of 30.4 in Arkansas, Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Birth Rates for Teens Aged 15–19 Years, by Age Group — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1991–2018
The birth rate for teens aged 15–19 years declined from a peak of 61.8 per 1,000 females in 1991 to a record low of 17.4 in 2018. The rate has declined more rapidly since 2007. From 2007 to 2018, the rate declined from 21.7 to 7.2 for teens aged 15–17 years and from 71.7 to Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Are multiple births in the U.S. are on the decline?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R4PNatqV54 Source: National Vital Statistics System Data Brief 351. Is Twin Childbearing on the Decline? Twin Births in the United States, 2014–2018 Read More >
Posted on byIs Twin Childbearing on the Decline? Twin births in the United States, 2014-2018
Questions for Joyce Martin, Lead Author of, “Is Twin Childbearing on the Decline? Twin births in the United States, 2014-2018.” Q: Is this the first time you have published a report on this topic? JM: General information on twin births is published annually in the National Vital Statistics Report series “Births: Final Data.” A number Read More >
Posted on byMaternal Characteristics and Infant Outcomes in Appalachia and the Delta
Questions for Anne Driscoll, Lead Author of ”Maternal Characteristics and Infant Outcomes in Appalachia and the Delta.” Q: Why did you decide to do focus your report on maternal characteristics and infant outcomes in the Appalachia and Delta? AD: The general goal was to explore regional patterns in health risk factors and outcomes. Q: How Read More >
Posted on byBirths: Provisional Data for 2018
Questions for Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Births: Provisional Data for 2018.” Q: How does the provisional 2018 birth data compare to previous years? BH: The number of births, the general fertility rate, the total fertility rate, birth rates for women aged 15-34, the cesarean delivery rate and the low-risk Read More >
Posted on byEducational Attainment of Mothers Aged 25 Years and Over: United States, 2017
Questions for Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Educational Attainment of Mothers Aged 25 Years and Over: United States, 2017.” Q: Why study education attainment of mothers in the United States? BH: Educational attainment of the mother is considered an important measure of socioeconomic status. Maternal education has been shown to Read More >
Posted on byTotal Fertility Rates by State and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017
Questions for Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Total Fertility Rates by State and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017” Q: Why did you decide to do a report on the total fertility rate in the United States? BH: We produced this report because we were interested in what differences Read More >
Posted on by“Births: Final Data for 2017” Released
The comprehensive report on final births data for the United States was released on November 7, 2018, documenting a total of 3,855,500 births registered in the United States, down 2% from 2016. Compared with rates in 2016, the general fertility rate declined to 60.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44. The birth rate for females Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Do women who live in rural counties in the U.S. give birth at an earlier age than women in large metropolitan counties?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-m4yjbsnE Source: National Vital Statistics System, 2017 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db323-h.pdf Read More >
Posted on byTrends in Fertility and Mother’s Age at First Birth Among Rural and Metropolitan Counties: United States, 2007–2017
Questions for Danielle Ely, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Trends in Fertility and Mother’s Age at First Birth Among Rural and Metropolitan Counties: United States, 2007–2017” Q: Why did you decide to look at fertility rates and mother’s age at first birth among rural and metropolitan U.S. counties? DE: Rural and metropolitan counties have Read More >
Posted on byDescribing the Increase in Preterm Births in the United States, 2014–2016
Questions for Joyce Martin, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Describing the Increase in Preterm Births in the United States, 2014–2016” Q: What did you think was the most interesting finding in your report? JM: Two things – that the rate has increased for three straight years following several years of decline, and that the increase Read More >
Posted on byTiming and Adequacy of Prenatal Care in the United States, 2016
Questions for Michelle Osterman, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Timing and Adequacy of Prenatal Care in the United States, 2016” Q: What do you feel was the most significant finding in your analysis? MO: Overall more than 3 out of 4 women are receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, but this varies Read More >
Posted on byBirths: Provisional Data for 2017
Questions for Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Births: Provisional Data for 2017” Q: What did you think was the most interesting finding in your new analysis? BH: The report includes a number of very interesting findings. The general fertility rate, 60.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, declining 3% in Read More >
Posted on byDeclines in Births to Females Aged 10–14 in the United States, 2000–2016
Questions for T.J. Mathews, M.S., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Declines in Births to Females Aged 10–14 in the United States, 2000–2016” Q: Why did you decide to examine trends in births to females aged 10-14 in the U.S.? TM: We have published data on births to females aged 10-14 for decades but only Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Are Asian mothers are less likely to be unmarried at the time they give birth than mothers of other race/ethnicities in the U.S.?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqV2e7u8fjU Source: National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 67, Nos. 1 and 2 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01_tables.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_02.pdf Read More >
Posted on byAsian American Mothers: Maternal Characteristics by Maternal Place of Birth and Asian Subgroup, United States, 2016
Questions for Anne K. Driscoll, Ph.D., Statistician and Lead Author of “Asian American Mothers: Maternal Characteristics by Maternal Place of Birth and Asian Subgroup, United States, 2016” Q: What do you feel was the most interesting finding in your report? AD: Although Asian mothers as a groups differ from other mothers on the characteristics analyzed, Read More >
Posted on byCigarette Smoking During Pregnancy: United States, 2016
Questions for Patrick Drake, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy: United States, 2016.” Q: Why did you decide to examine smoking during pregnancy? PD: Questions on tobacco use during pregnancy were first introduced on the US certificate of live birth in 2003, but not all states reported that information until 2016. Read More >
Posted on byBirths: Final Data for 2016
Questions for Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author on, “Births: Final Data for 2016.” Q: Are there any data that are new in this report compared with previous annual final birth reports? JM: Yes! This report includes new national data on a number of items including prenatal care utilization in the US, Read More >
Posted on byUrban and Rural Variation in Fertility-related Behavior Among U.S. Women, 2011–2015
Questions for Kimberly Daniels, Ph.D., Statistician and Lead Author of “Urban and Rural Variation in Fertility-related Behavior Among U.S. Women, 2011–2015.” Q: Why did you decide to examine fertility-related behavior among U.S. women in urban and rural areas? KD: We decided to examine fertility-related behavior among U.S. women based on urban and rural residence because Read More >
Posted on byStat of the Day – November 30, 2017
#STATOFTHEDAY #November has the fewest number of #Births in the U.S. of any month except #February https://t.co/0K719eKQ1z — NCHS (@NCHStats) November 30, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byBirths in the United States, 2016
Questions for Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author on “Births in the United States, 2016.” Q: How have birth rates changed in 2016 among different age groups? JM: In general, births rates for women aged under 30 declined in 2016, whereas rates for women 30 and over rose. By age group, however, Read More >
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