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"There are several factors that go into family planning, and an entire ecosystem of support that enables and empowers parents and parents-to-be," said Paris Wallace, chief executive of Ovia Health. "In 2020, nearly all of those factors were turned on their head, and many of those support systems came crashing down."While birth rates fell for women in all age groups between 15 and 40, the declines were steeper in states that were hit the hardest by CÖVÌD-19, such as California and New York. And the exodus from crowded urban centers exacerbated the drop in birth rates in places like NYC, where the constant shriek of ambulance sirens over the summer likely made it difficult for couples to get in the mood.