Ann:  You may find out just about any health statistic that the US
collects by going to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) web
site at:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/nchshome.htm.

I couldn't get there today because of internet traffic, but the rough
figure for number of births is 3.9 million (give or take a few hundred
thousand).

You may also email NCHS at:    [log in to unmask]

WarmLLLy in very rainy Oregon,
Chris

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