Recession Left Baby Bust as U.S. Births Lowest Since 1920

The U.S. birth rate fell to a record low last year, driven by a decline in the number of babies born to immigrant women, who have led the growth in the nation’s population for at least two decades. The country’s birth rate fell 8 percent from 2007 to 2010, according to a Pew Research Center repo…

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Recession Left Baby Bust as U.S. Births Lowest Since 1920