{
  "id": 16311006,
  "title": "U.S. birth rate drops to record low, but older women are having more babies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/u-s-birth-rate-drops-to-record-low-but-older-women-are-having-more",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/24/nx-s1-6012804/birth-rate-population-cdc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. birth rate fell to its lowest level ever recorded, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The drop would have been greater, but women over age 30 are having more children.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}