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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://blogs.mercola.com:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /><title>Did the Pandemic Put the Brakes on a US Baby Boom?</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/07/03/did-the-pandemic-put-the-brakes-on-a-us-baby-boom.aspx</link><description>The U.S. birthrate is plummeting and getting lower, having fallen a whopping 19% since 2007. Although the baby bust has been on a one-way track for six straight years, government officials had speculated that stay-home orders during the pandemic would</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>re: Did the Pandemic Put the Brakes on a US Baby Boom?</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/07/03/did-the-pandemic-put-the-brakes-on-a-us-baby-boom.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1104251</link><pubDate>7/11/2021 9:58:44 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1104251</guid><dc:creator>GinaBee</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I can’t get any of mercolas reports. Safari won’t open them. Is anyone else having this problem?&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Did the Pandemic Put the Brakes on a US Baby Boom?</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/07/03/did-the-pandemic-put-the-brakes-on-a-us-baby-boom.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1083786</link><pubDate>5/8/2021 1:44:49 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1083786</guid><dc:creator>sundisue</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s infertility! &amp;nbsp; Historically, when bad weather has forced people to stay inside for any length of time, birth rates have gone UP. &amp;nbsp; I don&amp;#39;t believe for a second that couples were afraid of having sex for fear of bringing a child into this world. On the contrary, if you look at the stats of couples who are visiting infertility clinics, you will find it&amp;#39;s off the charts. &amp;nbsp;The infertility crisis is no secret. Sperm counts are down so low that they are almost undetectable. &amp;nbsp;Additionally, the experimental jab&amp;#39;s spike protein attacks uterine and placenta walls rendering women unable to carry children. &amp;nbsp;Indeed, the low birth rate is all part of the (billionaire&amp;#39;s) agenda.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Did the Pandemic Put the Brakes on a US Baby Boom?</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/07/03/did-the-pandemic-put-the-brakes-on-a-us-baby-boom.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1083526</link><pubDate>5/7/2021 1:35:50 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1083526</guid><dc:creator>ymiranthis</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Not only is the number of births per year the lowest since 1979, but the NYT source article quotes a New Hampshire demographer as saying that the birth RATE (the number of babies born per year per thousand women aged 15 to 44) is now the lowest it has ever been.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Did the Pandemic Put the Brakes on a US Baby Boom?</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/07/03/did-the-pandemic-put-the-brakes-on-a-us-baby-boom.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1083304</link><pubDate>5/7/2021 4:57:38 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1083304</guid><dc:creator>jke5341</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;How do you have sex 6 feet away? &amp;nbsp;Play toes will not produce babies, and masks don’t help.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Did the Pandemic Put the Brakes on a US Baby Boom?</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/07/03/did-the-pandemic-put-the-brakes-on-a-us-baby-boom.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1083154</link><pubDate>5/6/2021 12:04:32 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1083154</guid><dc:creator>Almond</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Extreme social distancing?&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Did the Pandemic Put the Brakes on a US Baby Boom?</title><link>https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2021/07/03/did-the-pandemic-put-the-brakes-on-a-us-baby-boom.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1083127</link><pubDate>5/6/2021 10:45:21 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1083127</guid><dc:creator>Caroline_308335</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Ever think that thinking couples would not want to chance having a baby in a time that they and their baby could be seriously affected by Covid.&lt;/p&gt;
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