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manicdem

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2. Overall decline and issues

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 02:15 PM

Apr 9

It's good that high school aged women aren't getting pregnant. But the issue is the birth rate has gone down drastically for youger adults. Worse yet, older women in their late 30's and 40's have a dramatic increase in births which is leading to more birth defects and complicated pregnancies.

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Teen birth rates hit another historical low in 2025, CDC says [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 9 OP

This is actually a very good sign FakeNoose Apr 9 #1

Overall decline and issues manicdem Apr 9 #2

What is school aged women? purr-rat beauty Apr 9 #3

High school / 18 manicdem Apr 9 #6

Baloney. valleyrogue Apr 9 #4

Birth defects & miscarriages are well established manicdem Apr 9 #5