For the first time since the recession hit, US birth rates have taken an upward tick.
For the first time since the recession hit, the US birth rates have shown an uptick.
The CDC reports in 2014 nearly 4 million babies were born.
Among women between the ages of 15 and 44, the increase from 2013 to 2014 was only 1 percent, but some say it nonetheless is a very positive indicator of a rebounding economy.
Among them is Laura Lindberg, a research scientist for an institute devoted to reproductive health.
She commented, "I think as people feel their paycheck is more stable, it feels like a safe environment to have a child in."
The study’s author Brady Hami