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US Births Hit Record High

2007 beats baby boom's biggest year; teen pregnancies rise for second year

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 18, 2009 1:56 PM CDT
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(Newser) – A record 4.31 million babies were born in the US in 2007, USA Today reports, topping the 4.30 million born in 1957, the height of the “baby boom”—although that year remains impressive because the overall population of the US was much smaller. Unmarried women bore 1.7 million children—40% of US births—in 2007, the most recent year for which figures are available.

The number of teen pregnancies also rose for the second consecutive year, increasing 1.4% from 2006, a year that saw a 3.4% rise after a 14-year decline in the phenomenon. “It’s a huge disappointment and a huge failure in public policy to see this reverse itself,” said a Columbia professor of public health.

4.31 million babies were born in the US in 2007, a record high.
4.31 million babies were born in the US in 2007, a record high.   (Shutterstock)
A larger population is a factor in the record number of US births in 2007.
A larger population is a factor in the record number of US births in 2007.
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AnnieChrist
Mar 18, 2009 8:33 AM CDT
Well the end of days is near and the rapture is coming, maybe they're all virgin births who will comprise JC's army that smites the debauched, libertine democrats for suppressing teen pregnancies.
bacimom
Mar 18, 2009 7:36 AM CDT
and don't it beat all they're having those babies without any use for the tax deduction.
Doctor-Zaius
Mar 18, 2009 7:01 AM CDT
"The number of teen pregnancies also rose for the second consecutive year, increasing 1.4% from 2006, a year that saw a 3.4% rise after a 14-year decline in the phenomenon." Yep, that abstinence only stuff sure works.

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