UK Births drop for fourth straight year as costs and dread pile up

Last year was the quietest year for maternity wards in England and Wales since 1977, according to the BBC's reporting on the latest Office for National Statistics data. Fewer than 585,000 babies arrived in 2025, the fourth annual decline in a row. — Read the rest The post UK Births drop for fourth straight year as costs and dread pile up appeared first on Boing Boing.