Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Baby bonuses, mom medals: White House wants to boost US’ birth rate
Women are less likely to have kids than ever, says a new CDC report. The fertility rate in the U.S. has dropped for years — now the White House wants to reverse that trend.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readWomen are less likely to have kids than ever, says a new CDC report. The fertility rate in the U.S. has dropped for years — now the White House wants to reverse that trend.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Stephen Gregory
Managing Editor, Press Play
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Caroline Kitchener
New York Times reporter who writes about the American family
Sarah Hayford
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for Population Research at The Ohio State University
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