Becuase the fab forum is more reliable than google. has the birth rate dropped since covid landed in the uk?
I expect it should have somewhat. no clubs pubs, no meeting etc.
At a guestimate i would reckon down 10-15%
without googling, what is your guess?
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Too early to know yet, really. Babies conceived in March will have been born in December. So until we've gone a good year (or maybe more) past the end of the pandemic restrictions, we won't have enough data to show a trend.
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"I'd guess it's gone up.
Couples at home together more, time off work and no where to go....
... on the other hand more arguments and nights spent in the spare room or on the sofa...  "
i think an early boom from the start of first lockdown when it was a novelty , furlough was new, sun was shining and people where in back yard happy holiday mode ... the sick of being locked up together took a while to kick for most
i certainly know a few couples just about to give birth |
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"May have gone up
Some women are having difficulty accessing their usual contraceptive services
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getting access to normal contraceptive services has been quite frankly ridiculous ... luckily i just use mine to manage hormones and headaches ... nobody to sleep with in a lockdown lol |
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"Becuase the fab forum is more reliable than google. has the birth rate dropped since covid landed in the uk?
I expect it should have somewhat. no clubs pubs, no meeting etc.
At a guestimate i would reckon down 10-15%
without googling, what is your guess?
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Risen dramatically according to my midwife friends usually people have babies with partners not people they meet on fab or in the pub  |
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"May have gone up
Some women are having difficulty accessing their usual contraceptive services
getting access to normal contraceptive services has been quite frankly ridiculous ... luckily i just use mine to manage hormones and headaches ... nobody to sleep with in a lockdown lol "
I can't take any hormonal contraceptives because of a bleeding disorder and my appointment for a consultation to be sterilised back in March was cancelled
I rely on condoms for now
The only plus side being that access to telephone consultations/home termination of pregnancy service have been made available if needed which is such a huge step in the right direction |
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At a guess i would say maybe evened out to be similar to previous years.
The first lockdown of novelty probably created an extra amount. But fertility help and clinics were shut / doing minimum.
I think some people were then put off trying due to strange circumstances of not being able to have partners or support attending appointments and or births.(depending on hospital trusts rules) |
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