Franciscan University Presents “Why Some Women Defy the Birth Dearth” With guest, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk “Meet the Women Defying the ‘Birth Dearth’” ‘Hannah’s Children’ offers a glimpse into countercultural women having five babies — or more. By Patti...
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Franciscan University Presents “Why Some Women Defy the Birth Dearth” With guest, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk “Meet the Women Defying the ‘Birth Dearth’” ‘Hannah’s Children’ offers a glimpse into countercultural women having five babies — or more. By Patti Maguire Armstrong Originally published in the National Catholic Register. Used with permission. April 21, 2024 Populations are collapsing globally. The total fertility rate (TFR) during a woman’s childbearing years has declined by more than 50% over the past 70 years, from around five children for each female in 1950 to 2.2 children in 2021, with more than half of all countries and territories (110 of 204) below 2.1 births. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, in the U.S., since 2007, the total fertility rate has declined from 2.12, which is just above the replacement level set by demographic tradition at 2.10 births per woman, to 1.67 in 2022, leading many to speculate that our country has entered a sustained peri
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