Dec. 9, 2021 — The season of conception does not affect whether more boys than girls are born, nor do temperatures in the environment, a large study reveals. Similarly, researchers found no connection with a location’s violent crime level, unemployment rate, or major events like Hurricane Katrina. But certain chemical pollutants were related … Read more
Nov. 22, 2021 — More U.S. adults who don’t already have children are saying they don’t plan to have any in the future, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. Birthrates dropped in the U.S. during the pandemic, marking a decline for the sixth year in a row. Fertility rates in the … Read more
“The severity of a pandemic, the disparities that continue to exist, as well as shutdown of fertility services and a shutdown of immigration, which is a big contributor to birth rate, are all factors linked to the significant decline in births,” Gupta said. “So, it’s not unexpected. The numbers have been declining in the … Read more