Fertility rates dip, women are having babies later: The state of birth rates in the US
Birth rates have declined in most states across the US in recent years, while women are having babies at an older age, according to new data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite the short-term plunge — and comeback — during the early years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the rates have been consistently trending down. Nearly 3.7 million babies were born in 2022, according to the CDC analysis of birth certificates.
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