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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

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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.

The Conversation

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.

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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.

International Business Times

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

Evening Standard

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.

Radio France Internationale

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?

Euronews

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

The Guardian - AU

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

Evening Standard

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.

Euronews

Barking up the family tree in Argentina as birth rates fall

In Buenos Aires, dogs are increasingly treated as full-fledged family members, sometimes even replacing children.

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Evening Standard

London borough announces closure of two more schools as birth rate continues to drop

Lambeth council blames ‘significant changes’ to London’s population for the decision, adding that Brexit and the cost of living crisis has contributed to lower numbers of children

International Business Times UK

£3,760 for a Newborn: Trump's Bid to Boost Birth Rates Slammed as 'Shallow Gimmick'

President Trump might decide to adopt a Russian strategy implemented in the beginning of 2025, a baby bonus for women that decide to have children in America.

The Independent UK

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

Salon

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

The Independent UK

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

Reason

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.

The Independent UK

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

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