Instead of a baby boom, U.S. experts predict a 'COVID-19 baby bust' as the number of pregnancies

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Instead of a baby boom, U.S. experts predict a ‘COVID-19 baby bust’ as the number of pregnancies drop


HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - At the start of the pandemic, with everyone stuck indoors, it was believed there would be a “baby boom” ― people had little else to do during stay-at-home orders.

But now, about nine months later, experts say it’s looking more like a “baby bust.”

Because of safety protocols like social distancing, people going out less, and many facing financial hardship because of the pandemic, national experts say there has been a significant drop in both planned and unplanned pregnancies.

Using data from the 1918 Spanish Flu and the Great Depression, the Washington D.C. think tank The Brookings Institute is projecting around 300,000 fewer births in the U.S. this year.

Read more: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/01/01/instead-baby-boom-us-experts-predict-covid-baby-bust-number-pregnancies-drop/