In Italy, Rising Anxiety Over Falling Birth Rates

In Italy, Rising Anxiety Over Falling Birth Rates

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Family size has been shrinking in the industrialized world for decades, and in Italy, the decline has been particularly dramatic. A generation ago, Italian mothers commonly had more than four children. Now they average less than two. Demographers warn that a shrinking population could yield an unprecedented economic crisis. Special correspondent Christopher Livesay reports from Sicily.