Recessions may have been the reason why US birth rate decline to an estimated 2.6% according to CDC.

A report made by the CDC’s National Center for Health statistics revealed an estimated drop on the number of women giving birth.  The data showed that an estimated 4,136,000 were born 2009 compared to 4,247,000 in 2008.

Previous reports revealed that birth rate on the year 2008 also slumped with 4,251,095 of 2007.

The reduced number of women giving birth may be a result of stern US economic downturn, which happened late 2007.

A significant drop in birth rates illustrated an estimated 13.5 births for every 1000 people last year.

Birth rate has been associated with the country’s socio economic development and status.

Recessions had haul stocks, work and birth.  It had left many people to ponder if they still want to have kids and mouth to feed.

According to Andrew Cherlin, sociology professor from John Hopkins University, economic downfall makes people feel unsecured financially so they tend to delay having children.

The “Great Recession” according to Dr. Michael Cabbad, chief of maternal health at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, restraints people to have more children.

A survey made by Guttmacher Institute demonstrated that women tend to setback pregnancy and limit their number of children due to financial reasons.  Half of these women used contraceptives.  Guttmacher surveys on reproductive health concerns.

Experts suggested that fall on immigration numbers may also be pulling down birth rates in the US.

Reports may have showed a significant decrease in birth rates but an increase number of pregnancies of women over 40, who may want not to postpone pregnancy  regardless of an unstable economy.  These women may feel that they are running out of time to have kids.