US stillbirth rate improved last year, but progress is slow

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US stillbirth rate dropped 2% last year, according to data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a hopeful improvement after a turbulent few years. But there were still nearly 20,000 fetal deaths in 2024, CDC data shows, more than 5.4 for every 1,000