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fertility

[fer-til-i-tee] / fərˈtɪl ɪ ti /


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Because foreign-born women tend to have more babies than U.S.-born women, the decline in projected immigration flows has also weighed on the CBO’s forecasts for the fertility rate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Demographer He said if China's fertility rate of around 1.0 persists in the long term, the most obvious consequences will be a continued decline in population size and rapid population ageing.

From Barron's

“California is a proud reproductive freedom state — and that includes increasing access to fertility services that help those who want to start a family,” Newsom said after signing the bill in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

Surrogacy is an integral part of the broader fertility industry, a sprawling network that also includes IVF clinics, surgical centers and concierge services in which private equity has made aggressive inroads.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because fertility in this cohort hasn’t declined as quickly as marriage rates, “a growing share of children born to non-college mothers are being raised outside of married two-parent households.”

From The Wall Street Journal