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Women in England had predominantly negative experiences of childbirth during pandemic in 2020, survey finds

In December 2020 this guidance was further revised to explicitly allow in-person support for expectant women throughout their maternity journey, including antenatal visits, ultrasound scans, and ...
Business Insider

US birth and fertility rates hit an all-time low in 2020, fueling worries of a 'demographic time bomb'

Birth and fertility rates hit an all-time low in 2020, CDC data shows. The dramatic dip could exacerbate what some experts have feared will be a "demographic time bomb." Many people's plans for ...
Time

Home Births Became More Popular During the Pandemic. But Many Insurers Still Don’t Cover Them

Tia DeShazor began to question whether she wanted to give birth in a hospital when she was about six months pregnant. It was winter 2021 and COVID-19 was still raging through New York City, where she ...
The Conversation

Generation COVID: pregnancy, birth and postnatal life in the pandemic

Sarah Lloyd-Fox receives funding from UKRI, Horizon 20-20 and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. James Clifford Kent does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...