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NEW YORK U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35 years. And some experts believe the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the economy will suppress the numbers further. The CDC found the number of births fell about 1% from 2018, to about 3.7 million. Birth rates continued to fall for teen moms and for women in their 20s. It's unclear what will happen to births this year, said Brady Hamilton, the CDC report's lead author.