When the lockdown began in the United States, two opposing predictions were on the minds of many: either there would be another baby boom, or a spike in divorce rates. While this is still unfolding in the U.S., data from China offers insight into these possibilities. Chinese officials optimistically predicted a baby boom and sought to capitalize on the possibility to combat falling fertility rates in their country, with government posters reminding couples that the one child policy was over and to do their national duty by having a second child.
