Early speculation that the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to a baby boom has been turned on its head, with early data showing more of a baby bust – and worsening rates of some adverse outcomes. After a ...

After years of consecutive declines, U.S. birthrates ticked up slightly in 2021. But that pandemic baby boomlet didn't extend into 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The U.S. birth rate has been trending downwards over the past 15 years — so the news that the number of births actually rose in 2021 is making headlines. But the change is likely to be more of a baby ...

The US birth rate increased slightly this year, after seven years of decline. Economists and politicians have been worried that the aging population would lack young workers. But some economists say a ...

Births rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in Massachusetts, rising 4 percent in 2021 after plummeting by same margin in 2020, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics. More ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department recently issued a report of local birth data for 2017 through 2021, showing an increase in the county’s birth rate and describing how different social ...