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Demographer Says Initial Data Shows A Pandemic 'Baby Bust,' Not A 'Baby Boom'

Following a trend of declining births in the U.S., initial data shows fewer babies were born in several states in December compared to prior years.
Newborn babies in the nursery of a postpartum recovery center in upstate New York. (Seth Wenig/File/AP)

New mom Susie Cagle and her husband found out they were pregnant last March — the day before California went into lockdown. Cagle says she knew right away that the next nine months would be some of the most stressful times of her life.

“My husband owns a bar and music venue, so that was immediately

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