Rising Costs Are Causing Couples to Delay or Forgo Having Children

Scritto il 26/04/2026
da Kailyn Rhone

High mortgage payments, higher child care costs and economic uncertainty are making some people rethink their plans on starting a family.Brock Goodwin, left, and Rilee Stewart had long expected that they would have several children. But after weighing all the costs, they decided not to have children at all.