* These were women who said they changed their fertility plans due to COVID-19 in a previous question.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How did you change your fertility and/or family plans due to COVID-19?"
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How plans for kids changed due to COVID among U.S. women as of Nov. 2020
Among women who changed their family planning because of COVID-19, nearly half decided to delay having kids. On the other hand 1 in 4 decided the opposite, to speed up having kids.
This statistic presents the percentage of women who decided to delay, accelerate, or became unsure of having kids due to COVID-19 as of November 2020.
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Modern Fertility. (December 15, 2020). Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
Modern Fertility. "Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020*." Chart. December 15, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
Modern Fertility. (2020). Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
Modern Fertility. "Percentage of Women Who Delayed, Accelerated, or Became Unsure about Having Kids Due to Covid-19 in The U.S. as of November 2020*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Dec 2020, /statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
Modern Fertility, Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Percentage of women who delayed, accelerated, or became unsure about having kids due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of November 2020* [Graph], Modern Fertility, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1240591/how-family-planning-changed-among-us-women-due-to-covid/
