Births in the United States increased by one percent last year. However, the number of babies born in 2021 was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, the U.S. had its largest one year drop in births in nearly 50 years. But a recent government report states there were still about 86,000 fewer births last year than in 2019. Dr. Denise Jamieson is head of gynecology and obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine. She said, “We’re still not returning to pre-pandemic levels.” U.S. births had been decreasing for more than 10 years before COVID-19 hit, and “I would expect that we would continue to see small decreases,” she added.
Title: US Births Rose Last Year, Still Less than Before Pandemic
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drop in births in nearly 50 years.</span> <span data-start-time='26708' data-end-time='38875'>But a recent government report states there were still about 86,000 fewer births last year than in 2019.</span> <span data-start-time='38875' data-end-time='48479'>Dr. Denise Jamieson is head of gynecology and obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine. </span> <span data-start-time='48479' data-end-time='53833'>She said, “We’re still not returning to pre-pandemic levels.”</span> <span data-start-time='53833' data-end-time='67875'>U.S. births had been decreasing for more than 10 years before COVID-19 hit, and “I would expect that we would continue to see small decreases,” she added.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button 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