Lots of people predicted a baby boom at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic...they were wrong. Current projections are showing over 400K fewer births and that will have consequences...some good and some bad. This week we discuss why its happening and what people are doing about it this week.

Research

https://www.thelily.com/the-pandemic-is-halting-some-womens-childbearing-plans/?utm_campaign=wp_lily_lines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_lily

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jill-biden-first-lady-early-days/2021/02/01/0c1f7024-61e7-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F2f17806%2F601992da9d2fda4c88d078a8%2F5b9158dfade4e20f4f71fe35%2F28%2F70%2F601992da9d2fda4c88d078a8

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nobel-prize-peace-usa-idUSKBN2A12HY?taid=60183e1e43724700012ac53c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter&fbclid=IwAR372t1Gf9lce8-In49133A4wHMuJUYQwvJ68JgrjuGfvel1aNj8Wp8XeUU

Marshall Plan for Moms

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/924618547/the-economy-is-driving-women-out-of-the-workforce-and-some-may-not-return

https://msmagazine.com/2021/02/01/the-real-marshall-plan-for-moms-is-getting-them-back-to-work/?emci=e796567e-7d65-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&emdi=bd7a3f61-ae65-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&ceid=2897590