{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Fewer Babies During Recession Could Hurt Economy","description":"Baby boom? Try baby bust. And the one that the U.S. experienced following the 2008 recession is going to have a \"ripple effect\" across the economy in the coming years, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. Though the birth rate will likely be slightly up for 2015, from 3.99 million to 4 million, it's not rebounding quickly from its pre-recession highs that had been the norm since the 1980s.","author_name":"TIME's Top Stories","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/21724643/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}