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The reason for the decline in birth rates amongst the "developed" nations is because there is no more growth potential for profits for the wealthy past a certain point. So they have to turn inward and eat away at the other classes to get that unsustainable growth they demand. Opportunities have dried up for becoming even just well off so when situations are insecure like that you see a sudden drop in birth rates. They can't afford children.
I don't know about your country, but here in Poland (and well, whole Europe), most historical statisticians point to two facts, that remained unchanged at least since medieval times and were proven times and times again:
So yeah, everything you wrote is true, up to and including "people can't afford children because of the new vampires", but it's not THE reason why they don't have children.
(IIRC its best explained here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_transition)
Live in the USA, it's not the only reason, but it's something to consider as well. Thank you for the additional info.