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The U.S. birthrate increased last year for the first time since 2014, after a sharp drop early in the pandemic.

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 12:02 PM ET

The figures further muddled the question of how the pandemic has affected the birthrate. Early evidence from 2020, when births dropped 4 percent from the previous year, suggested women might have been delaying pregnancy.

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