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China to hike tax on condoms in attempt to boost falling birth rate

From 1 January, contraceptives will be subject to a 13% VAT rate – part of a carrot-and-stick approach by the government to increase births

The Guardian - AU

Once the World's Most Populous Nation, China Now Plans to Tax Condoms to Spark Baby Boom

China is planning to impose a 13% tax on condoms and other contraceptives as part of a major policy shift to raise its plunging birth rate.

International Business Times UK

Texas cities have some of the highest preterm birth rates in the US, highlighting maternal health crisis nationwide

Seven years ago, at 30 weeks into a seemingly low-risk pregnancy, I unexpectedly began to bleed. Doctors diagnosed me with complete placenta previa. Then, while on bed rest at 32 weeks, my placenta suddenly ruptured, leading to an immediate emergency cesarean section.

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More Americans are saying it’s too expensive to have children, and it’s limiting how big families are growing

Experts warn that even generous government programs may have a limited impact on birth rates

The Independent UK

London secondary schools numbers set to decline in similar scale to primary school crisis

Experts have warned that schools are having to merge classes and even year groups due to a sharp drop in the capital’s birth rate

Evening Standard

Here’s why Poland’s birth rate is falling

Letter: Marta Zboralska highlights the country’s abortion laws and says women are scared that if they experience complications, they will not receive adequate care

The Guardian - UK

Why are primary school numbers in London down? Decline in pupils risk closures

London schools face potential closures as primary school enrolments decline, driven by low birth rates

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Colleges Face An Enrollment Crisis That May Be Irreversible Due To Low Birth Rates

The U.S. birth rate has been declining since the Great Recession, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that problem is about to rear its head in college enrollment numbers.

Benzinga

What will it take for China to arrest its declining birth rate?

China’s central government introduced a childcare subsidy on July 28 that will provide families with 3,000 yuan (around £312) a year for each child under the age of three. The announcement came days after plans were unveiled to roll out free preschool education across the country.

The Conversation

More mums-to-be accessing care during pregnancy

Australian mothers are giving birth at an older age on average, while birth rates have fallen according to a report on health and birth outcomes.

AAP

China offers parents £375 per child to tackle declining birth rate

Nationwide subsidy scheme expected to benefit over 20 million families

The Independent UK

China To Offer Childcare Subsidies In Bid To Boost Birth Rate

China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said Monday, as the world's second most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.

International Business Times

Elon Musk Predicts AI 'Will Increase Birth Rates in Order To Maximize Future Light Cone of Neurotransmitter Tonnage'

Elon Musk has made a bold prediction that artificial intelligence (AI) will increase birth rates.

Benzinga

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions

Pronatalism – the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be reversed – is having a moment in the U.S.

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US fertility rate drops to a new low, CDC data finds

The US birth rate has fluctuated over the years and can be influenced by factors such as economic stability.

International Business Times

South Korea Sees Record Birth Rate Growth For Jan-May

South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told AFP on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Three south London schools saved from closure by government watchdog

The decisions have cast doubts over the future of other Lambeth schools as the borough continues to be hit by plummeting birth rates

Radio France Internationale

Why do French people want to have fewer children, or none at all?

In the last 20 years, the desire to have children has fallen sharply in France, according to a study published by the French Institute for Demographic Studies last week – and the country's birth rate is at its lowest since the end of the Second World War.

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Road to extinction? Europe's birth rates hit rock bottom. These are the least fertile countries

While parents should have at least two babies to keep Europe's population stable, current birth rates barely exceed one. Will the new wave of over-60-year-old boomer fathers save the continent?

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Trump lashes Maga ‘weaklings’ over Epstein case, Australia’s birthrate falls, and a Hiroshima love story

US president criticises supporters for demanding more disclosure on Jeffrey Epstein case; figures show inner-city residents having fewer children

Evening Standard

Use closed London schools to help tackle SEND crisis, urges Education Secretary

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson urges councils to ‘think creatively’ about how to use London’s old school buildings

The Independent UK

The decades-long policy Vietnam is scrapping to overhaul birth rate

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Vietnam approves law to end two-child policy as it tries to reverse plummeting birth rate

Experts say Southeast Asian nation’s declining birth rate is driven by work stress, financial pressures, career ambitions, and shifting social norms

The Independent UK

Vietnam scraps 2-child policy as aging threatens economic growth

Vietnam has scrapped its long-standing two-child policy as birth rates fall and its population ages

Evening Standard

Starmer and Farage in ‘race to the bottom’ on child benefit cap, says Badenoch

Campaigners say the cap exacerbates child poverty and has had a minimal impact on birth rate or family size.

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