Birth rates increased among women ages 25 and up — especially among those in their mid-to-late-30s — during the second year of the pandemic, according to final data released recently by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
The number of births declined an average of 2% a year between 2007 and 2013. They rose briefly in 2014 before falling again, and declined 4% in 2020, the first year of the pandemic.Birth rates rose 2% to 5% for women aged 25–44. They rose most significantly among women ages 35-39.The mean age of mothers the first time they gave birth was 27.
3 years in 2021, up from 27.1 in 2020, and another record high.There were some positive population-level trends. For instance, prenatal care beginning in the first trimester rose to 78.3% in 2021.The birth rate among teenagers ages 15–19 fell 7% between 2020 and 2021 to a record low.The preterm birth rate rose 4% to 10.5% and the low birthweight rate also rose to 8.5%.
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