A recent publication by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the trends of birth by gestational ...

A CDC report released in April 2025 shows U.S. birthrates continued to decline in 2023. For the first time, parents aged 40 and older gave birth at higher rates than teens. Experts point to ...

From 2016 to 2023, there was an increase in the mean age of mothers at first birth and at higher-order births, according to ...

Average age also increased for first-time moms, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The recent CDC data shows the birth rate of teenagers between 15 and ... But taking overall trends into account, American women between the ages of 20-29 are also having fewer babies, and may ...

A recent CDC study says the number of women nationwide giving birth over the age of 40 has surpassed the number of teens giving birth for the very first time.

Factors like disparities in preterm birth and lead poisoning could be contributing to this gap, the report says. Data from sites in 16 communities were collected for the new CDC report.