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Health · 2022 · English

Births: Final Data for 2020

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

About this book

This report presents final statistics on the 3.61 million births registered in the United States in 2020. Birth-certificate data provide a detailed account of fertility patterns and the characteristics of mothers and infants, with selected comparisons over the preceding decade.

The tables cover maternal age, birth order, prenatal care, tobacco use, payment for delivery, delivery method, gestational age, birthweight and multiple births. State measures and technical notes explain the scope and production of the statistics. The complete 50-page publication appeared in February 2022; 2020 is the year represented by the data.