How to Increase U.S. Fertility Rates

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On the same day that Japan recorded the lowest number of births in a century, I met up with an old friend and her new baby. We talked about her winding road to becoming a mom. Nothing happened as simply as she hoped. She met her partner later in life, battled years of infertility, and then finally welcomed her daughter after three rounds of IVF that ate up her family’s savings. 

Now, as an older mom in postpartum with a slowing metabolism, she felt totally estranged from her own body.