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Posted: 11:02 AM Aug 27, 2010
Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low
The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the recession is a big reason. They believe the sluggish economy has led many people to put off having children.
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By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Medical Writer
The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the recession is a big reason. They believe the sluggish economy has led many people to put off having children.
Births last year totaled a little over 4.1 million, down almost 2.7 percent from 2008. And the birth rate is the lowest in a century.
Besides the recession, experts note that a decline in immigration also likely fueled the drop in births.
The new figures were released Friday by the National Center for Health Statistics.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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