Drastic fall in birth rates during COVID-19 pandemic

Factors like financial uncertainty and lack of privacy for couples with children may be among factors, economists say.

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31 comments

  1. Sadly,that includes me.We officially started trying March 2020
    I was in the middle of my fertility treatment when they announced 1st wave.Then something always comes up Witin’ a year,like hubby not ready mentally,summer holidays for our existing growing miricals(2),irregular periods.Did attempt in Oct.2020 again,but by my fault i miscalculated timing.Then 2nd wave..

  2. My wife & I conceived our 3rd child on March 9/2020 via frozen embryo transfer & delivered a beautiful baby at on the end of November…. with any luck a 4th will be forth coming before the world returns to sanity!

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