Why Is Fertility So Low in High Income Countries?

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A new study reveals that fertility rates can increase at high levels of human development. However, this relationship appears to have shifted after 2010.

Authors: Henrik Schubert, Christian Dudel, Marina Kolobova, Mikko Myrskylรค
Published in Demography

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Shanahan Misleads on Womenโ€™s Fertility Trends    - FactCheck.org

Women are having fewer children today than in the past globally, but experts say thatโ€™s by choice and it doesnโ€™t mean โ€œwe are facing a crisis in reproductive health,โ€ as Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.โ€™s running mate, said during her announcement speech. Infertility rates have remained steady during the last decades. 

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