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USA Today reported last week that the United States "is taking baby steps forward" in terms of the fertility rate. According to the forecasting group Demographic Intelligence, the USA's total fertility rate is likely to increase to 1.90 per woman in 2013, up slightly from 1.89 in 2012. Last year's figure was the lowest recorded in 25 years....