Statistics

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Pregnancy:

There are approximately 6 million pregnancies every year throughout the United States:

  • 4,058,000 live births
  • 1,995,840 pregnancy losses

Pregnancy Loss:

Every year in the United States there are approximately 2 million women who experience pregnancy loss:

  • 600,000 women experience pregnancy loss through miscarriage
  • 1,200,000 women experience pregnancy loss through termination
  • 64,000 women experience pregnancy loss through ectopic pregnancy
  • 6,000 women experience pregnancy loss through molar pregnancies
  • 26,000 women experience pregnancy loss through stillbirth

Pregnancy Complications:

Every year in the United States:

  • 875,000 woman experience one or more pregnancy complications
  • 458,952 babies are born to mothers without adequate prenatal care
  • 467,201 babies are born prematurely
  • 307,030 babies are born with Low Birth Weight
  • 154,051 children are born with Birth Defects
  • 27,864 infants die before their first birthday

Reproductive Health:

Every year in the United States, there are 60,000,000 women in the childbearing years of 15-44 :

  • 70% of these women are sexually active
  • 64% use a form of contraception
  • 3,000,000 use NO contraception, accounting for 47% of unplanned pregnancies
  • 6,000,000 women deal with infertility
  • 2,000,000 married couples are infertile

Currently there are 68,000,000 individuals with an STD:

  • There are 15,300,000 new STD cases each year
  • 3,000,000 teenagers acquire an STD each year

Pregnancy & Social Concerns:

Every year in the United States:

  • 468,988 babies are born to teenage mothers each year
  • 11% of pregnant woman are diagnosed with Post Partum Depression
  • 820,000 woman smoke cigarettes while pregnant
  • 221,000 women use illicit drugs during pregnancy
  • 757,000 woman drink alcohol while pregnant
  • 240,000 pregnant women are subject to domestic violence
    • 40% of assaults begin during the first pregnancy
    • Pregnant women are twice the risk of battery