A new paper confirms that there was an increase in births last year, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We … found that the COVID pandemic resulted in a small ‘baby bump’ among U.S.-born mothers,” according to the paper.
A new paper confirms that there was an increase in births last year, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The jump was partly due to the federal government spending billions on unemployment benefits, and the rise in remote work, a surge in stock-market prices and home values.” The jump was partly due to the federal government spending billions on unemployment benefits, and the rise in remote work, a surge in stock-market prices and home values.
When the country went into lockdown in 2020, there was a drop in fertility rates — at first, the researchers said. The baby bump was “most pronounced” for first-time moms under the age of 25. This suggests that many women decided to start their families sooner due to the pandemic, the researchers said.
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