The number of births fell 2% between 2022 and 2023, the report found.
The number of births declined in the United States in 2023, ending two years of upticks during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new federal report.published early Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics showed there were 3,596,017 babies born in 2023.
"Since the most recent high in 2007, the number of births has declined 17%, and the general fertility rate has declined 21%," according to the report. MORE: 'Nobody cared': Women who have reported mistreatment while giving birth say CDC report validates their trauma
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