Pregnancy

CDC Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, Miscarriages

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 24th, 2000

An estimated 6,240,000 pregnancies resulted in a live birth, induced abortion, or fetal loss (miscarriages or stillbirths) in the United States in 1996, half a million fewer than in 1990 when the number of pregnancies reached its peak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The pregnancy rate in 1996 was 104.7 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years, 9 percent lower than in 1990 and the lowest rate since 1976.

The pregnancy rate declined for all women under 30 years of age, but the sharpest drop was among teenagers, with the teenage pregnancy rate falling by 15 percent from 1991 when it reached a record high. ...

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