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the person you live with I wonder how this crisis and lockdown will affect dating and future birth rates.

• reaperducer 7y ago
  Based on previous events, maybe not much: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/letters/central-park-blackout-babies.html?referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/letters/central-p... But that was only a one day event.
  • barry-cotter 7y ago
    > The relationship between high-mortality events and future fertility patterns is well-established in the academic literature. Previous academic literature has shown that high-mortality events as diverse as famines, earthquakes, heatwaves, and disease all have very predictable effects on reducing births nine months later. https://ifstudies.org/blog/will-the-coronavirus-spike-births https://ifstudies.org/blog/will-the-coronavirus-spike-births
• theengway 7y ago
  If you are a couple living together, it may increase your chances to make more babies. Especially if you are not allowed to get out to buy some protective gear (;
  • gregschlom 7y ago
    Counter point: https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-peak-divorce-rate-chinese-cities-2020-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-peak-divorce-rate-c...
    • hef19898 7y ago
      Unfortunately, these points are not exclusive.
  • jchallis 7y ago
    A large number of my Polish friends are part of the “Baby a Boom of Solidarity”: the anomalously high birth rate that followed imposition of Martial Law with mandatory curfews.
• perlwle 7y ago
  Babies aside, there maybe more divorces or breakups because couples will spend most of their time together. Fighting for chores, kids responsibilities or increasing financial pressures during this outbreak. Just a heads up, This kind of things are already happening in China. You may want to think hard and get prepared for your family.