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America Just Had Its Lowest Number of Births in 32 Years, Report Finds

posted by martyb on Wednesday May 15 2019, @11:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the Storks-on-Strike? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

CNN:

The report, published Wednesday, showed that birth rates declined for nearly all age groups of women younger than 35 but rose for women in their late 30s and early 40s.

From 2017 to 2018, the birth rate dropped 7% among teenagers aged 15 to 19; 4% among women 20 to 24; 3% among women 25 to 29; and 1% among women 30 to 34, according to the report.

The birth rate rose 1% among women aged 35 to 39 and 2% among women 40 to 44. The rate for women 45 to 49, which also includes births to women 50 and older, did not change from 2017 to 2018.

On the other hand, there have been recent studies that indicate children born to older women enjoy better long term academic and professional success.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by c0lo on Thursday May 16 2019, @04:00PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 16 2019, @04:00PM (#844318) Journal

    You seem to think that I alone rejected the story. All the editors rejected the story. Not one of them picked it up to publish it.

    Thanks, good to know.

    I am not responsible for the editors - I stepped down from that post last year... I just come on here to give my opinion, which I couldn't do as EinC

    Something [soylentnews.org] doesn't [soylentnews.org] fit [soylentnews.org] in the picture - as an example of 3 stories posted by janrinok.
    Doesn't "posting" imply "approval to publish a submission on the main page"?

    How about you write a journal entry about how this site must change direction

    How about I stop wasting my time on S/N - after I'll grant you one last +Informative mod for "All editors rejected the story".
    Clearly, is the minimal change in the order of this world that will restore the balance and let you and the editors to enjoy the company of NPC-es.

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  • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday May 16 2019, @05:15PM (1 child)

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 16 2019, @05:15PM (#844354) Journal

    I am still an editor but I am no longer Editor in Chief. I have no influence over what other editors do or do not do.

    • (Score: 2, Informative) by c0lo on Thursday May 16 2019, @05:25PM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 16 2019, @05:25PM (#844358) Journal

      I am no longer Editor in Chief

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