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4. I work in a birthing center...this seems wrong in our part of the world.

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 02:21 AM

Nov 2012

We have been SO busy. Our averages have been far above previous years and lots of sick babies going to the NICU. Hope this comes to us soon...

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U.S. birthrate plummets to its lowest level since 1920 [View all] AlphaCentauri Nov 2012 OP

Thank the Lords... ! Purveyor Nov 2012 #1

I don't know many couples having kids. Not surprised. lexw Nov 2012 #2

This shouldn't be a surprise freethought Nov 2012 #3

Nothing new here- No Vested Interest Nov 2012 #5

Food and medical care are very expensive and very necessary. Lars39 Nov 2012 #6

Yah, you can always send the little snots to work, right? bitchkitty Nov 2012 #7

Child care is extremely expensive. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #9

The cost of raising a child ... Bozita Nov 2012 #8

Why would we want the birth rate to rise? OnlinePoker Nov 2012 #10

Exactly. Many benefits. But this represents many problems also. ffr Nov 2012 #11

Good! NickP Nov 2012 #12

Yep. Just more robots. Amonester Nov 2012 #13

Except it hurts the long-term AlexSatan Nov 2012 #19

Soa low US birth rate equals in an increase in immigrants? Puzzledtraveller Nov 2012 #17

If we have a forward thinking immigration policy at some point Katashi_itto Nov 2012 #18

I'm not surprised area51 Nov 2012 #16

We are not the problem with overpopulation davidn3600 Nov 2012 #20

Well that's good for the planet lunatica Nov 2012 #21