People said the lockdown would spur a baby boom?

But the birth rate totally dropped to a 42 year low. 25 states have more deaths than births.

What happens next? Is the USA going to start shrinking in population?

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I can’t blame someone for not wanting to bring a child into the world as it is now. I don’t think our population will shrink yet. I think this is just a temporary slowing due mainly to the pandemic. It’s probably affecting many other developed nations.