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Health · 2018 · English

Births: Final Data for 2017

by Joyce A. Martin, Brady E. Hamilton, Michelle J. K. Osterman

About this book

This National Center for Health Statistics report presents final information on births registered in the United States during 2017. It describes fertility patterns and changes in maternal and infant characteristics using national birth-certificate data.

Tables and discussion cover maternal age, birth order, prenatal care, tobacco use, delivery method, gestational age, birthweight and multiple births, with selected state comparisons. The technical notes explain definitions, revisions and limits of the statistics. Published on 7 November 2018, this complete report retains its original tables and methodological material.