U.S. births rose in 2021, but still lower than before pandemic

U.S. births rose in 2021 for first time in years, but still lower than before pandemic

May 24, 2022 by CBS News

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  • May 24, 2022 / 1:13 PM / AP Millions of women lack access to maternity care Millions of women lack access to maternity care 01:59 U.S. births bumped up last year, but the number of babies born was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic.
  • It was a bit of a rebound from 2020, the first year of the pandemic, which witnessed the largest one-year drop in the U.S. births in nearly 50 years.
  • U.S. births had been declining for more than a decade before COVID-19 hit, and "I would expect that we would continue to see small, modest decreases," she said.
  • It rose slightly last year, to nearly 1.7. * The percentage of infants born small and premature — at less than 37 weeks — rose 4%, to about 10.5%.

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