NCHS Data Brief, Number 387, October 2020 - Read: Births in the United States, 2019

NCHS Data Brief, Number 387, October 2020

Births in the United States, 2019

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Data from the National Vital Statistics System

• The U.S. general fertility rate declined 1% in 2019 to 58.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 from 59.1 in 2018; rates declined for non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic women.
• The percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy increased from 2018 to 2019 among non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black women, but decreased among Hispanic women.

Keywords

general fertility rates, prenatal care, Medicaid, preterm birth, National Vital Statistics System

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