Fox News Doc Says Not Enough ’15 to 19′ Year-Olds Are Having Kids: ‘The Fertility Is Down’
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Fox News medical contributor Marc Siegel made some eyebrow-raising comments lamenting that birth rates are down among teenagers aged 15 to 19.

Fox News Senior Medical Analyst Marc Siegel made some eyebrow-raising comments lamenting that birth rates are down among teenagers aged 15 to 19.

On Thursday, the National Center for Health Statistics reported that the U.S. fertility rate fell to another record low. The agency reported that the number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age declined from 53.8 in 2024 to 53.1 last year. The latest figure represents a continuation of a decades-long decline in fertility rates.

Siegel joined Friday’s edition of America’s Newsroom, where Dana Perino said that while the continuing trend is not surprising, “the numbers might feel a little shocking.”

  • chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
    6 found this helpful·
    2 days ago

    The agency reported that the number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age declined from 53.8 in 2024 to 53.1 last year

    You know, I bet if we didn’t just call them “women of childbearing age”, we might have a few more kids out there… C’mon NCHS, put some romance in your stats.