
CDC: US birth rate drops after slight post-COVID rebound
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FILE - A pregnant woman poses for a photo in Dallas, Texas, May 18, 2023. The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped in 2023 after a slight two-year rebound following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The fertility rate in the United States dropped in 2023, after a slight two-year rebound that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A view of part of the wall of the Roman London Basilica, which has been recently unearthed by a redevelopment of a building in London, is seen in this photo provided by the Museum of London Archaeology taken in summer 2024. A drawing of a representation of the Roman London Basilica, which has been recently unearthed by a redevelopment of a building in London, is seen in this photo provided by Peter Marsden. A view of part of the wall of the Roman London Basilica, which has been recently unearthed by a redevelopment of a building in London, is seen in this photo provided by the Museum of London Archaeology taken in summer 2024.

FILE - A Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) hangs from agave flowers in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in July 2022. (Chris Galloway/Horizonline Pictures/Bat Conservation International via AP) FILE - A Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) feeds on agave nectar in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in July 2022. (Chris Galloway/Horizonline Pictures/Bat Conservation International via AP)