Covid-19 baby bust: How the pandemic left us looking at uncertain family futures

In 1965 a blackout engulfed the whole of New York state, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and even parts of eastern Canada. It lasted 13 hours in some places, meaning families were left with nothing but candlelight and conversation. Nine months later, the media, including the New York Times, reported that as a result of couples being trapped without alternative entertainment there had been a baby boom. But the evidence was later rejected on spurious grounds. Read more.