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The number of women not receiving prenatal care during pregnancy is increasing, even as the overall number of births in the U.S. is declining, according to a new report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
This trend may be partly attributed to the growing difficulty in accessing OB/GYN services following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Lack of prenatal care can have detrimental effects on the health of both the mother and the baby, as it prevents the identification and monitoring of potential health issues.
The data also shows a continued decline in the total number of births in the U.S., which had seen a slight increase during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
