A
baby boom is any period marked by a greatly increased
birth rate. This
demographic phenomenon is usually ascribed within certain
geographical bounds. People born during such a period are often called
baby boomers; however, some experts distinguish between those born during such demographic baby booms and those who identify with the overlapping
cultural generations. Conventional wisdom states that baby booms signify good times and periods of general
economic growth and stability; however in circumstances where baby booms lead to very large number of children per family unit, such as in the case in lower income regions of the world, the outcome may be different. One common baby boom was right after WWII during the
Cold War.