A new Pew report says America 's birth rate plunged after 2007 . It says the decline in birth rates contributed to the start of the recession . But that 's not to say that Americans do n't want children anymore , Haub said . Historically , there 's evidence to back up Obama 's analysis . Baby boom also occurred during the Great Depression and in the 1970s .
A new Pew report says America 's birth rate plunged after 2007 . It says the decline in birth rates contributed to the start of the recession . Historically , there 's evidence to back up Obama 's analysis . Baby boom also occurred during the Great Depression and in the 1970s .