https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/7231776850449/2026/i/17768506103846/v1.5/Childbirths-grow-at-record-high-pace-in-Feb-data.jpg" /> The number of babies born rose at a record high pace in February of this year, driven largely by an increase in childbirths by women in their 30s, government data showed Wednesday.