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. 2018 Aug:(318):1-8.

Births in the United States, 2017

  • PMID: 30156535
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Births in the United States, 2017

Joyce A Martin et al. NCHS Data Brief. 2018 Aug.
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Abstract

This report presents selected highlights from 2017 final birth data on key demographic, health care utilization, and infant health indicators. General fertility rates (the number of births per 1,000 females aged 15-44 years) and teen birth rates are presented by race and Hispanic origin. The use of Medicaid as the source of payment for the delivery and preterm birth rates are presented by the age of the mother. Data for 2017 are compared with 2016 for each indicator.

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