U.S. birthrate drops in spite of coronavirus lockdown aleteia.org

One might have expected the coronavirus lockdown that began last March to have resulted in a coronavirus baby boom, as couples found themselves at home together all the time.

A recent study by NBCLX found that, on the contrary, in December of 2020, nine months after the lockdown began, birthrates in a number of states plummeted.

According to the study, among the states that have seen a baby bust are Florida (down 8% from Dec. 2019); Ohio (down 7%); and Arizona (down 5%)…

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