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Japanese Official Says Women Should Be Banned From Marriage After 25, Have Uterus Removed At 30

Naoki Hyakuta faced backlash for suggesting controversial measures to boost Japan's birth rate, sparking outrage.

International Business Times UK

US Faces High Preterm Birth Rates, Racial Disparities Persist

Explore challenges faced by mothers and babies in US maternity care deserts and efforts to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

Top News

Fertility Week: 6 myths around infertility debunked

To mark Fertility Week (November 4-8), Fertility Network UK reveals the truth behind some of the myths surrounding infertility. By Lisa Salmon.

The Independent UK

Seoul to spend over £3bn to help residents raise children amid birth rate crisis

South Korean government working to develop solutions to tackle birth rate crisis

The Independent UK

Voices: I see being child-free as offsetting my carbon emissions

COMMENT: By not starting a family, I always believed I was doing my bit to save the planet, says Gina Beach – but as the birth rate in Britain plummets to a record low, am I contributing to an even more pressing problem?

The Independent UK

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Thousands of kindergartens closed across China as birth rate declines sharply

This demographic shift is deeply tied to China’s decreasing birth rate and population, with only 9 million births recorded in 2023 – the lowest since 1949

The Independent UK

‘Childless cat ladies’ have long contributed to the welfare of American children − and the nation

Parenting, single people and the U.S. birth rate have assumed a greater place in the 2024 presidential campaign than any race in recent memory.

The Conversation

Two-child cap 'limiting birth rate despite Scotland's demographic need', report says

THE Labour Government’s two-child benefit cap is limiting the number of children couples choose to have – despite Scotland’s demographic…

The National (Scotland)

Putin introduces bizarre new law to tackle Russia’s declining birth rate

Russia’s birth rate had slid to its lowest in a quarter of a century

The Independent UK

Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia

Why are some South Asians choosing not to have children amid a population crisis?

Al Jazeera

Japan PM Warns 'Today's Ukraine Could Be Tomorrow's East Asia'

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warned in his first policy speech Friday that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia" while also dubbing the country's low birth rate a "quiet emergency".

International Business Times

Greece spends about €1 billion a year on pro-child policies as dwindling birth rates create new headaches for the country

Greece is among European Union's poorest and least fertile countries. But there are other barriers it faces in lifting birth rates up.

Fortune

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The Independent UK

Starmer laughs when asked if he wants to persuade people to have more children

Keir Starmer has said he does not want to get involved with people’s personal life choices but some of his opponents question whether this is true

AAP

Push for national fertility plan as birth rate dives

A national plan for fertility care could equalise Australians' access to IVF services, regardless of which state they live, an expert says.

Fortune

Russia is speeding into a demographic crisis with a 25-year-low birth rate as the Ukraine war rages on

Russia has had similar troughs in its demographics during World War II and after the fall of the Soviet Union—but things are different this time.

Top News

China Ends Foreign Adoptions Due To Declining Birth Rate

China halts foreign adoptions except for relatives' children in China. US Embassy seeks clarification on impact.

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The Times of India

Birth rate drops in Delhi post-COVID, finds government report: Here’s why it is concerning

As per the latest report released by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics Office of Chief Registrar (Births Deaths) titled "The Annual Report on Registration of Births and Deaths in N.C.T. of Delhi", the birth rate in Delhi has dropped.

Roll Call

CDC reports drop in US fertility rate - Roll Call

The report found that birth rates and fertility rates are decreasing and fewer pregnant women are receiving first-trimester prenatal care.

Fortune

Hungary birth rate falls to record monthly low despite €30,000 offer to 3 child families

Hungary registered a meagre 6,000 births in June, even as it offers steep financial incentives to new parents.

The Conversation

The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme

In the face of shrinking populations, many of the world’s major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates.

The Conversation

More secure jobs and higher unemployment benefits would help lift Australia’s birth rate

Across developed countries, including Australia, fewer babies are being born.

GoodToKnow

Why I’m convinced men have more to do with the UK’s falling birth rates than women do

The falling birth rate has nothing to do with women's personal choices here are the real culprits

Latin Times

Teen birth rates in the U.S. have declined sharply in the last 20 years, especially among Latinas

The overall birth rate for 15- to 19-year-olds in the U.S. declined 71% between 2000 and 2022, according to a study by National Vital Statistics System

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