In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting sales about 1,000 percent higher than the preceding ...

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The government wants you to have more children. As the U.S. fertility rate continues to decline, President Donald Trump’s administration is considering ways to encourage people to have more children.

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The U.S. fertility rate reached an all-time low in 2024, according to the CDC. This trend has sparked fear among many on the right, from Elon Musk to Donald Trump, who believe Americans should have ...

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The baby shortage is becoming one of the most talked-about things happening right now, and it’s not just about people wanting smaller families or waiting a bit longer to have kids. Birth rates across ...

Last week, I asked why you chose to have kids — or not to have them. The vast majority of respondents explained why they're intentionally not having children. Here are some of your responses, lightly ...

Skyrocketing housing costs may be swaying Americans from having children, contributing to plunging birth rates in the country, data suggests. According to the latest birth data released by the U.S.

Welkin Lei has been doing some paper-napkin calculations in his spare time and the numbers for having another child just don’t add up.

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...