Episode
The American Family: Postponing Parenthood
- Podcast
- After the Fact
- Published
- Aug 14, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1143
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Summary
The fertility rate in the U.S. hit another record low in 2025, with 20% fewer babies born that year compared to 20 years ago, indicating that women are continuing to wait longer to have children. This was a growing trend when this episode originally aired in 2019, where a Pew researcher explains the data behind this change in the American family and two mothers share why they waited to have children.