The birth rate in the US is quite low, 1.6 children per woman, far below the 2.1 rate that is calculated to be necessary to maintain the population. This is not surprising, as the decline began in 2007.
The policies that Trump is attempting to pursue to increase birthrate are surprising.
Clare Ath, The Washington Examiner
Rebekah Sager, The Virginia Independent
Jane Clayson Johnson, Keira Farrimond, Steven Watkins, Deseret News
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