Economists have watched the American birth rate plummet and wondered exactly what caused it. We’ve heard back about childcare ...

The political class is worried about the historic drop. But the biggest change is among the youngest women, who are the least ready to have children.

U.S. births slightly decreased in 2025. That's according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The United States' birth rate has been declining for years - even decades. In fact, the fertility rate was as high as 3.5 children per woman in the 1960s, but plummeted to 1.7 by 1976 before rising to ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Trump administration is reportedly seeking ways to raise the American birth rate, considering incentives ranging from a $5,000 cash “baby bonus” to a “National Medal of Motherhood” ...

The number of babies born in 2018 fell to the lowest level since 1986, according to a provisional report from the Centers for Disease Control. The report found that the total number of births in 2018 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s been a lot of talk about birth rates this year. President Donald Trump dubbed himself the “fertilization president” ...

For the first time in US history, births to racial and ethnic minority mothers now outnumber births to white mothers, according to a new analysis of national birth data, highlighting the need for ...

The U.S. again received a “D+” grade in March of Dimes’ annual report card on maternal and infant health. This marks the fourth consecutive year the U.S. has received a “D+”, pointing to stalled ...