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I wonder how much of the decline in the birthrate is a by-product of fewer unplanned pregnancies directly cause by decreasing fertility. When you're trying to
by BobbyJo 5y ago
I wonder how much of the decline in the birthrate is a by-product of fewer unplanned pregnancies directly cause by decreasing fertility.
When you're trying to have a baby, and it takes 10 times to get there, it's not that big of an issue.
When one mistake ends in pregnancy vs. ten mistakes, it can make a considerable difference.
Just a thought.
- x3iv130f 5y agoMy 10 cent hypothesis would be social detachment leads to falling birthrates. It is well known that people don't have the same strong community bonds to those in the same physical space that they used to. In an environmemt like this sex becomes rarer and riskier as partners are more unknown. Giving birth and raising children also feels riskier as individuals don't have a community to rely on and absorb the added burden of child rearing.
- kache_ 5y agoIt's just access to birth control
- BobbyJo 5y agoI doubt it is one thing. That is probably the single largest factor, but I wonder how large a role other factors play: the internet as social vehicle, male fertility, female fertility, social safety nets, average educational attainment, cultural factors, etc. A 0.2% difference in birthrate makes a massive difference on the timescale of civilization, so it is a very interesting question to me.
- ikr678 5y agoCost of housing in first world countries requirung two full time incomes is a big pressure point.