"The decline in the rate from 2016 to 2017 was the largest single-year decline since 2010," the CDC said ... Historically, the number of babies born in the U.S.

"The decline in the rate from 2016 to 2017 was the largest single-year decline since 2010," the CDC said ... Historically, the number of babies born in the U.S. has gradually risen since a sharp decline in the early 1970s. Particularly given the parallels, I'm surprised there's so little talk of the political climate in connection with these episodes. I expected this to happen.