Posted in News UK fertility timebomb: Crisis as birth rates drop to all time low with some areas becoming ‘baby deserts’ as so few are having children October 29, 2024 Women of childbearing age in England and Wales have, on average, only had 1.44 children each as of 2023, according to a report from the Office of National Statistics. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14010305/UK-fertility-crisis-birth-rates-lowest-records-began.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490