COVID-19: Talk of a UK baby boom turns into fears of a baby bust – here’s what the data reveals – By David Mercer (Sky News) / January 28 2021
After the first national lockdown was imposed, there was talk of a generation of “coronababies” – but what’s the reality?
In the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis as the UK entered its first national lockdown, midwives were bracing themselves for a busy period in nine months’ time.
With people ordered to stay at home during the shutdown, it was suggested couples may take the opportunity to spend more intimate time together.
Tragic events in the past had been followed by a rise in births and there was talk of a generation of “coronababies”, in a similar fashion to the baby boom after the Second World War.
