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 .

statistics taken from American Pregnancy Association website

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