Pronatalists want more babies. Their solutions aren’t rooted in science

Addressing plummeting fertility requires thinking beyond the nuclear family

A woman nuzzles her nose against a child that is sitting on a small box. With fertility rates plummeting worldwide, pronatalists are urging people to have more babies.

With fertility rates plummeting worldwide, pronatalists are urging people to have more babies. A return to the traditional nuclear family, where women largely stay home and men work, is key to success, some argue. Human evolutionary history tells a different story, social scientists say.

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