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    "fn": "National Center for Health Statistics",
    "hasEmail": "mailto:cdcinfo@cdc.gov"
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  "description": "Provisional estimates of selected reproductive indicators. Estimates are presented for: general fertility rates, age-specific birth rates, total and low risk cesarean delivery rates, preterm birth rates and other gestational age categories.",
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  "issued": "2016-08-03",
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    "birth rate",
    "cesarean delivery",
    "fertility rate",
    "nchs",
    "preterm birth",
    "vital statistics rapid release",
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  "landingPage": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/natality.htm",
  "license": "https://www.usa.gov/government-works",
  "modified": "2026-09-22",
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    "name": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"
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  "temporal": "2021-01-01/2026-06-30",
  "theme": [
    "National Center for Health Statistics"
  ],
  "title": "NCHS - VSRR Quarterly provisional estimates for selected birth indicators"
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