CDC’s 2025 data shows birth rates continuing to slide

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/13/repub/cdcs-2025-data-shows-birth-rates-continuing-to-slide/



New data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows fertility and birth rates continue to fall across the U.S., while cesarean section procedures increased and preterm birth rates remained flat. The 2025 provisional number of births fell 1% from the previous year to about 3.6 million births,