In this case, the cost of childcare might not be the only barrier and driver of lower birth rates. For example, in vitro ...

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 ...

CDC data shows US fertility hit a record low, down 23% since 2007. Teen rates dropped sharply, while births to women 30 and ...

The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and new federal data shows that another drop last ...

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

Newsweek has spoken to experts about how abortion policies are affecting fertility nationwide.

Experts point to economic pressures and delayed marriages as two factors in the downward trend, which has been a political ...