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more about #population more comments → Sandicomm: I disagree--I have never seen more pregnant women on the street than this summer. Well, November was 9 months ago--it must be an Obama Boomlet. more » Alohamaid: if these means there will be less ginormous status strollers taking up the aisles in supermarkets, trains. cafes and ENTIRE FUCKING SIDEWALKS it's a t... more » trashywilma: It seems to me like the idiotic are breeding more than ever. Maybe the educated and financially savvy aren't having kids, but the rest of society cert... more » andBegorrah: But whatever shall the poor eat? more » curiousgeorgiana: Sure, we're celebrating now. But soon we'll all be pushing strollers with plastic babies inside and getting CNN updates when the youngest person in t... more » haguenite: Yes! Less STFUParents-worthy behaviour to look forward to. more » Ayoshe: Whether or not this started in 2008 or 9 months earlier as certain commentors appear to be implying, good. About time people realised that if you don'... more » drunkexpatwriter: But the recession didn't start until 2008 and it takes 9 months for babies to be born, so how could bank failings in mid to late 2008 effect people's ... more » -
#ohbaby
Has The Recession Ended This Decade's "Baby Boomlet?"
According to the Associated Press, the "baby boomlet" of the last decade may be over, thanks to the difficult economic times brought about by the recession, with 68,000 fewer babies being born in 2008 than in 2007. [NYTimes]
