Change in the maternal syphilis rate: United States, 2022—2024

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• Personal Author:
  Gregory, Elizabeth C.W. ; Ely, Danielle M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Amid the decades-long syphilis epidemic in the United States (1,2), a previous report found that the maternal syphilis rate increased 222% from 2016 to 2022, from 87.2 to 280.4 per 100,000 births (3). A mother with syphilis can pass the infection on to her baby during pregnancy, resulting in congenital syphilis (4). A recent report also found that the lack of timely testing and adequate treatment during pregnancy contributed to nearly 90% of congenital syphilis cases in 2022 (5). Congenital syphilis can cause adverse pregnancy outcomes such as fetal and neonatal death, low birthweight, preterm birth, and brain and nerve disorders (4). In 2023, the United States recorded the highest number of reported cases of congenital syphilis since 1992 (2). This Health E-Stat examines changes in the maternal syphilis rate overall and by maternal race and Hispanic origin and age from 2022 to 2024.
• Subjects:
  Incidence Maternal Health Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Syphilis
• Series:
  NCHS Health E-Stats
• DOI:
  https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/174632
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  NCHS Health Statiscics
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 Pages
• Issue:
  110
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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