CDC's state data brief for 2021 (published December 2023) lists 2 ART clinics in Delaware and 1,202 ART procedures for Delaware residents, leading to 355 live-birth deliveries and 367 live-born infants. That is 5,630 procedures per 1 million women aged 15 to 49, against 3,250 nationally. CDC counts by the patient's state of residence, so Delawareans treated in other states are included.
| Measure, 2021 | Delaware | United States |
|---|---|---|
| ART clinics | 2 | 501 performed ART (453 reported to CDC) |
| ART procedures for residents | 1,202 | 246,087 |
| Live-birth deliveries | 355 | 91,906 |
| Live-born infants | 367 | 97,128 |
| Procedures per 1 million women aged 15 to 49 | 5,630 | 3,250 |
| ART infants among all births | 2.6% (274 of 10,482) | 2.3% |
Procedures exclude egg or embryo banking cycles. Counted by the patient's state of residence, not clinic location. Source: CDC, State-Specific ART Surveillance, 2021 Data Brief (December 2023).
Delaware's procedure rate was well above the national one, while the share of births from ART (2.6%) was close to the national 2.3%. With only 2 clinics in the state, the residence-based count includes any Delaware woman treated in another state. The 367 infants follow the 2021 procedures; the 274 are ART babies among all infants born in Delaware during 2021.
Delaware has had an IVF coverage law since 2018 (see the Delaware coverage page), and these 2021 figures fall after it. They still describe residents as a group, not any single clinic.
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The lab phase is one of five in Chapter 35 of Map to the Positive, IVF demystified, in Station IV, which ends with the questions to ask before you start. The same station covers when to see a specialist, choosing a doctor and the treatment ladder.
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References: State-Specific Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance, United States: 2021 Data Brief (CDC, with ASRM, SART and RESOLVE) (2023-12) · SB 139, 149th General Assembly (Delaware General Assembly bill detail) (accessed 2026-10-30)