#Christian Today.
Another major factor is the increasing #postponement of #parenthood.
#People are #marrying and having #children later than in previous decades, often because they spend longer in #education, struggle to secure stable #employment, or cannot #afford suitable #housing.
However, postponement can itself reduce eventual family size because #biological #fertility #declines with age.
The study notes that assisted #reproductive #technologies cannot fully #compensate for years of delayed #childbearing.
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