U.S. Births Fell In 2016 As Motherhood Shifted Into The 30s And Teen Births Reached A Record Low
The United States recorded 3,945,875 births in 2016, down about 1% from the previous year. The decline continued a change already visible across the country. Women in their teens and twenties were having fewer children. Birth rates increased among women in their thirties and early forties. The average age at first birth reached a record … Read more