Births in the United States, 2013

Details

• Personal Author:
  Pratt, Laura A. ; Brody, Debra J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  This report presents 2013 final birth data on several key demographic and maternal and infant health indicators. Trends in the number of births, general fertility rates, age-specific birth rates, and cesarean delivery rates by race and Hispanic origin, as well as trends in preterm births by state and trends in twin births are explored, with special focus on the most current period, 2012-2013. A previous report presented 2013 preliminary data on selected topics (1). Data are from the annual national natality files, representing 100% of births to U.S. residents.
• Subjects:
  • Birth Rate
  • Birth Weight
  • Childbirth
  • Fertility
  • Gestational Age
  • Multiple Birth Offspring
  • Vital Statistics
• Source:
  National Vital Statistics System
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Issue:
  175
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/255766/cdc_255766_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 614.58 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cf0776642c8c61712307d35a3f68d54d61628a06766437d29051a915bcca37b5f39ec5d66d3d67bfed2cf14f031a2e667787c5d811bd84d454f94cb732faf216