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Japan considers making childbirth free to reverse dwindling birth rate

Government provides a subsidy for each birth but it’s often not enough to cover expenses

The Independent UK

The moms fighting for climate justice

Many fear the world is not a safe place to raise a child. These mothers are doubling down on making it a better one

Salon

Trump wants to improve the US birth rate. His tariffs are making it even more expensive to have kids

Baby shops and parents alike are concerned about the tariffs

The Independent UK

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Trump's New Birth Rate Plan: Menstrual Education?

The administration is reportedly considering government-funded menstrual education, affirmative action for parents, and $5,000 baby bonuses.

Reason

The New Baby Boom: How the White House is looking to jumpstart the nation’s birth rate

More details are expected from White House in May report

The Independent UK

Russia Offers Schoolgirls £950 to Have Babies Amid War-Induced Demographic Crisis

Russia is now paying schoolgirls to have children to replace the soldiers dying in the Russia v Ukraine conflict

International Business Times UK

London maternity unit to shut in response to steep fall in birth rate

Royal Free hospital makes move as number of women having babies in borough declines by almost 30%

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Review: A Novel About Pronatalist Government Programs

Set in South Korea, Apartment Women reflects real concerns about the country's lagging birth rate.

Reason

Education Secretary says London’s falling birth rate brings ‘opportunities to think creatively’

Bridget Phillipson also tells the Standard that Government will ‘look at the evidence’ from Sir Sadiq Khan’s free school meal programme

Evening Standard

Millennials choosing to be DINKs could push GDP down by as much as 4%

"By the time you get to 2030, you're talking about a birth rate that is wildly different to what was in the assumptions made at the beginning of the decade."

Fortune

IVF, contraception drugs cheaper as birth rate dips

Several women's health drugs are being made cheaper as the government aims to boost the success of IVF treatments and help those suffering a painful condition.

AAP

Japan's birth rate fell for a ninth consecutive year in 2024 to hit a record low

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth consecutive year to hit a record low, according to health ministry data

The Independent UK

Japan ‘on verge of no longer functioning’ after birth rate plummets to record new low

Japan saw record 1.6 million deaths last year as births marked a 5% fall

The Independent UK

Tokyo is turning to a 4-day work week in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’

Tokyo even introduced a government-sponsored dating app to help people find partners.

Fortune

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The Independent UK

South Korea’s birth rate rises for first time in almost a decade

Birth rate saw modest jump of 0.03 after noting a record low of 0.72 in 2023

The Independent UK

Almost 50 schools across this Asian country to shut down amid worsening birth rate crisis

South Korea has been grappling with its declining birth rate, among the lowest in the world

Fortune

One week after Elon Musk talked about an ‘underpopulation crisis,’ the U.N. says the world population is set to continue growing until 2100

A UN population report pours cold water on Elon Musk's fears that declining birth rates will lead to "population collapse."

Evening Standard

Schools face funding squeeze amid falling London birth rate

‘School funding is allocated on a per-pupil basis, so a decrease in enrolment directly reduces budgets’, a new report warns

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Is the cost of living crisis contributing to a childless London?

The capital’s families are shrinking, as new data confirms that young women will have less children than previous generations. Why, and what does it mean for our city?

The Independent UK

Trump's transportation head says money for construction projects will flow to communities with high birth rates

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is a father to nine

The Conversation

Why more twins are being born than ever before – even though birthrates are falling

Globally, mothers are having fewer children. Yet despite this latest observed decline in birth rates, the number of twins and triplets being born today is higher than ever before.

The Conversation

How childhood trauma impacts our brains, bodies – and even our genes

In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in appalling conditions where they received no care, attention or love. Though tragic, this infamous “natural experiment” has allowed us to learn…

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China Faces Demographic Challenges With Declining Population

China's population decline and aging demographics pose challenges for the country's future. Efforts to address declining birth rates and an aging populatio...

International Business Times

China Says Population Fell For Third Year In A Row In 2024

China said Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates.

The Independent UK

US deaths expected to exceed births within a decade

A drop in birth rates is expected due to an estimated loss in immigration

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