A Reporter on the Modern, and Evolving, American Family

Caroline Kitchener, who won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the fall of Roe v. Wade, has now turned her attention to the effects of Trump-era policies on the American family.

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Why One of the Causes of Falling Birthrates May Be Prosperity

Economic growth has the unintended side effects of making parenthood more difficult and expensive.

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U.N. Report Says We’re Missing the Real Fertility Crisis

Policymakers in many countries assume that birthrates have fallen because people want fewer children, but a global study says financial insecurity is driving those decisions.

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Vietnam Abolishes Two-Child Policy

Even though the regulation was loosely enforced, the nation’s birthrate fell to a record low last year.

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Pronatalists Push Policies to Reward Stay-at-Home Parents

As the Trump administration shrinks federal child care programs, Republicans are backing policies they hope will allow more parents to scale back at work.

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Trump Has Called for More Babies but Dismissed Fertility Experts

The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.

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Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports

Despite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and cultural critics.

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White House Birthrate Boosters See an Ally in Musk

Elon Musk talks a lot about the birthrate. The Trump administration is looking for ways to raise it.

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Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning

Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.

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Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning

The White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, a priority for many social conservatives.

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