In a backward way, yes. My Dad had an argument with a Priest that he told me about - the Catholic Church was big on the "go forth & propagate" thing, so during the pre-marriage interview he was told that he should have lots of kids. He told the priest that he'd have as many as he could afford, which he expected would be 1. My Sister lasted 30 days, dying of pneumonia over a year before I was born.