Erica Komisar, a licensed clinical social worker and psychoanalyst, discusses the declining birth rate in the United States. She discusses some of the possible economic and social effects if that continues. While Komisar considers herself a feminist, she argues that feminism and a prevailing “me first” attitude are contributing to the disparaging of motherhood in our culture. Erica Komisar is the author of Being There: Why Prioritizing In The First Three Years Matters.