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    Births and Pregnancies

    According to the Vital Statistics Law, a Live Birth is the expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the period of gestation, which shows any evidence of life at any moment after such expulsion or extraction. Reported Pregnancies are aggregated live births, fetal deaths, and induced abortions, as required by various Pennsylvania laws to be reported to the Department of Health.

    Department of Health Data

    EDDIE(opens in a new tab)
    See Births dataset.
    Birth Statistics(opens in a new tab)
    A large volume of tables including statistics on a variety of birth topics.
    Pennsylvania Vital Statistics(opens in a new tab)
    An annual report of births, deaths, abortion, pregnancy, and population statistics.
    First Name Occurrences for Pennsylvania Live Births
    (opens in a new tab)
    Two reports that provide lists of first name occurrences for Pennsylvania live births in order of popularity.
    Healthy People(opens in a new tab)
    A report that tracks the progress of public health objectives in meeting their goals by the end of the decade.

    External Data Sources

    National Vital Statistics System (CDC)(opens in a new tab)

    Births and Natality FastStats (CDC)(opens in a new tab)

    Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS - CDC)(opens in a new tab)