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Health Jul 30

A look inside the pronatalism movement encouraging Americans to have more children

By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford

Nation May 16

What would help families have more babies? Here’s what readers said

PBS News asked readers to share their thoughts on having children and incentivizing childbirth — and more than 900 people responded. Here's what they said.

By Hannah Grabenstein, Vivian Hoang

Nation May 09

So you want to increase your country’s birth rate? Experts say it’s tough

As the Trump administration floats potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth rate, experts tell PBS News that increasing a country’s birth rate is a heavy lift — if it’s possible at all.

By Vivian Hoang, Hannah Grabenstein

Nation Sep 07

WAWC Healthcare sponsors a pop-up health clinic in a maternity care desert in Pickens County
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Americans navigate family planning amid concerns about finances and the planet’s future

The U.S. birth rate hit a record low in 2023, but data suggests that over the past 30 years, the number of adults who want to have children has remained relatively stable. So why aren’t more Americans having children or…

By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara

World Jan 17

China’s population declines for 1st time in decades

The reported decline is adding to pressure on leaders to keep the Chinese economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tension with the U.S.

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Jul 17

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What we know about the economic effects of limiting access to abortion

By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson

In addition to the moral and political debates over abortion access, there is an economic dimension. For people living in states without access to abortions, the financial consequences of a pregnancy can be long lasting. PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin…

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May 13

The U.S. birth rate began dropping years before the pandemic. Here’s why

By Courtney Vinopal

Even as the U.S. economy turns a corner, several women told the PBS NewsHour that the pandemic exacerbated already-existing anxieties they had about raising children in America, and they’re not certain when they’ll feel equipped to support a family.

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May 11

China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4 billion people age

By Joe McDonald, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade while the population barely grew, adding to strains in an aging society.

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Dec 30

U.S. had its slowest population growth rate in a century

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration made the past year’s population growth rate in the United States the slowest in a century, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nov 25

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In Italy, rising anxiety over falling birth rates

By Christopher Livesay

Family size has been shrinking in the industrialized world for decades, and in Italy, the decline has been particularly dramatic. A generation ago, Italian mothers commonly had more than four children. Now they average less than two. Demographers warn that…

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