The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries ...

The teen birth rate continues its decades-long downward trend. Researchers say many factors are at play, including less sexual activity and more access to contraception and abortion.

An exchange on Fox News raised eyebrows Friday after senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel suggested that part of the United States’ declining fertility rate is tied to fewer teen births, ...

The latest round of US birth data, released earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show the ...

Mother's Day is here again. But U.S. birth rates are falling, reflecting a cultural shift where motherhood is undervalued and ...

According to new CDC data, there were 3.6 million U.S. births in 2025, a 1% decline from 2024 and down 23% since 2007. The Trump administration has said it wants to reverse this trend.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US birth rate grew by 1% in 2024, according to a new CDC report. Moms in their early 40s and late 30s experienced the biggest ...

Americans are having fewer babies than they used to. This fact, along with the decline in immigration, means big changes for families and society.

In 2024, Indiana averaged 11.6 live births per 1,000 people, according to data from the Indiana Department of Health. But the ...

The owner of a business that supported children learning through play has said it has closed in part due to falling birth ...

People considering having children told Seven Days they think hard about financial implications — and the state of the world.