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Women Give Honest Reasons They Don’t Want Kids, In Response To Declining Birth Rates (30 Tweets)

by Kate Hackett

The National Center for Health Statistics shared a report on Wednesday that detailed that the number of babies born in the US dropped 4% in 2020 vs. 2019.

The nation has seen the lowest number of births since 1979, which has the potential to be devastating for the country’s future.

So why are birth rates falling? Perhaps some women on Twitter can shed some light.

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America constantly whines about the birth rate dropping while simultaneously not caring about new moms and the postpartum period, not wanting flexible daycare options, not paying women enough in general, and the high rates of deaths during birth

— Thick Grimes (@clarkconquers) May 2, 2021

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why is the birth rate declining? i wonder? pic.twitter.com/grfpllIlcC

— tay felz (@TaylorFelz) May 6, 2021

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Boomers will blame the declining birth rate in the US on women being selfish instead of acknowledging unpaid maternity leave, out of pocket childcare, cost of health insurance, and practically no postpartum support are not glorious things to take on and leave behind a career for.

— Ahsarah Tano (@darthanddogs) May 6, 2021

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As new birthrate stats fuel alarmism about demographic decline, I would like everyone to remember:
1) The drop was mostly among women under 24, which seems good, and
2) Thousands are desperate to come work and raise kids in the U.S., if we'd let them https://t.co/Pxh83BWfj5 pic.twitter.com/Fpxr5j5Wt5

— Lydia DePillis (@lydiadepillis) May 6, 2021

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the declining birth rate in our country has forced me to ask myself a couple tough questions such as “who cares” and “so what”

— old tom (@YuckyTom) May 5, 2021

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