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Fetal mortality rate 5.73 per 1,000 live births in 2021 in U.S.

2021 saw a fetal mortality rate of 5.73 fetal deaths per 1,000 live births, which was essentially unchanged from 5.74 in 2020, according to the July 26 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Updated methodology developed for estimating pregnancy rates

From 2010 to 2019, there was a decrease in the estimated overall pregnancy rate, based on an updated methodology described in a report published online April 12 in the National Center for Health Statistics Vital and Health ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Review reveals simple method to increase number of IVF births

Worldwide, around 10 to 15% of couples have fertility problems. Many turn to artificial reproductive technologies (ARTs), most notably IVF (in vitro fertilization), in the hope of having a baby. But the process is fraught ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

CDC: Fetal mortality in United States in 2020 unchanged from 2019

The rate of fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more was 5.74 deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths in 2020, which was not significantly different from the rate in 2019, according to the Aug. 4 National Vital ...

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