childbearing

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Of all the conditions that make childbearing seem possible, one is the most deceptively simple: increasing the number of men who would make good fathers.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026

Subsidized egg-freezing for women who delay childbearing for career reasons could extend the window for family formation without forcing an impossible choice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Must we really dwell, ladies, on the downsides of heterosexual dating, marriage, childbearing, and domestic labor as though they are issues of life and death?

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The rising living costs in China and economic uncertainty also continue to deter childbearing, she added.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

At the same Tipping Point, the rates of childbearing for teenaged girls — which barely move at all up to that point — nearly double.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell