The birth rate in the United States increased for the first time in nearly seven years in 2021, even though the teenage pregnancy - which officials are often keen to reduce - dropped.A report published Tuesday by the National Center for Health Statistics says that 3,659,289 births occurred in the U.S. in 2021. This is a slight, one percent, increase from the 3,613,647 recorded the year prior.While it still is not quite the massive pandemic baby boom many thought would occur when Americans were forced to spend more time at home by the pandemic, it does reverse a trend many feared would last for decades.
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