{"id":7660,"date":"2016-12-06T12:16:16","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T19:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=7660"},"modified":"2012-12-06T12:16:16","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T19:16:16","slug":"birthrates-drop-again-l1206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/birthrates-drop-again-l1206\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Birth Rates Decline, Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Experts believe the economy has played a role in the decline of birth rates.<\/figcaption><\/figure> A new report shows the U.S. birth rate fell for the fourth straight year in a row.<\/p>\n

The birth rate declined by 1 percent, but that decline is less than the 2 to 3 percent decline in recent years. Experts believe that this could be a sign that people are feeling more financially stable, according to the Huffington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A reason for fewer babies<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It may be that the effect of the recession is slowly coming to an end,” said Carl Haub, a senior demographer with the Population Reference Bureau, a Washington, D.C.-based research organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cExperts suggest that much of the fertility decline that occurs during an economic decline is postponement of childbearing and does not represent a decision to have fewer children. In other words, people put off having children during the economic downturn, and then catch up on fertility once economic conditions improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Report shows other interesting figures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other highlights CDC report<\/a> include:<\/p>\n