birth rates

The number of births fell last year to the lowest count in more than 40 years. A little under 3.6 million babies were born here in 2023, about 76,000 fewer than the year before.

Births to moms 35 and older continued to rise, with the highest rates in that age group since the 1960s. But those gains were offset by record-low birth rates to moms in their teens and early 20s,

The March of Dimes has awarded Florida a C- ranking when it comes its rate of premature births, a ranking only slightly worse than the national average.

By News Service of FloridaTwo Florida State University professors have received $400,000 to examine how Hurricane Michael impacted birth outcomes in the…

Premature birth rates are heading in the wrong direction after nearly a decade of decline. Some states have started to tackle the problem, while others struggle with stubbornly high rates.