China's birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to concerns that an ageing society and shrinking workforce will pile pressure on a slowing economy. of Chinese babiesN°1NT69E

As the world commemorates world health day, the rate of premature births has seemingly been rising in recent times. The rate of premature births across Makueni County, in particular, rose significantly for the past three years in a row, according to a premature birth report card from Stephen Ndolo, the county director of medical services.

More than half a million of our nation’s newborns didn’t get the healthy start they deserved. For the 2nd consecutive year, the U.S. earned only a “D” on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card. Learn more at marchofdimes.com/fightforpreemies.

Schools Minister Nick Gibb MP says 95% of parents will get one of their three school choices for their children, as he states government is aware of impact birth rate rise has on school places Report by Hullandl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

KPMG economist, Terry Rawnsley, says cost of living pressures are having an impact on the national birth rate dropping to its lowest level in almost two decades.

Germany has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe and it continued to decline between 2001 and 2011. <br /><br />This is despite Angela Merkel's government spending a lot of money on subsidies promoting and helping families. So why has this investment seemingly not payed off?<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/

Changes to the strict "one-child policy" since 2016 have failed to result in a hoped-for baby boom

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Italy's birth rate is at a record low. Is it because young Italians lack confidence in the country's future? Italy has just formed its 66th government in 74 years. State debt and unemployment are high – and fewer Italians are choosing to have kids.<br />For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/<br />Follow DW on social media:<br />►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/<br />►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews<br />►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dw_stories/<br />Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIgOXM2JEQ2Pv2d0_PVfcg<br />

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes that Amanah Dana Anak Malaysia 2050 (ADAM50) will encourage a higher birth rate among Malaysians.

As one of Africa's most densely populated countries, Rwanda is running out of land. It is urgently trying to slow the national birth rate. The government has responded with a radical new strategy; it is encouraging men to be sterilised by having vasectomies. Al Jazeera's Peter Greste reports from Gakenke in the east.

Can Spiking Birth Rates Promote Religious Fundamentalism?<br />Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Festival of Dangerous Ideas<br />Eric Kaufmann is a political scientist and author of the recently published Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?.With all the current talk about the revival of religion, political scientist Eric Kaufmann takes a look at the statistics and muses that if demography is any guide, the world over the next half century will become much more religious and much more conservative.

Can Spiking Birth Rates Promote Religious Fundamentalism?<br />Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Festival of Dangerous Ideas<br />Eric Kaufmann is a political scientist and author of the recently published Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?.With all the current talk about the revival of religion, political scientist Eric Kaufmann takes a look at the statistics and muses that if demography is any guide, the world over the next half century will become much more religious and much more conservative.

High Human Birth Rate Led to Cooperation<br />The Leakey Foundation - California Academy of Sciences<br />The conclusion to the symposium.

High Human Birth Rate Led to Cooperation<br />The Leakey Foundation - California Academy of Sciences<br />The conclusion to the symposium.

Alex Merced discusses how expensive social safety nets can weight so much on a population that it can force it's citizenry to emmigrate or render it to expensive to have children causing the population to age.

The Main Reason Behind Low Birth Rate

New data from the National Vital Statistics System shows birth rates are at an all-time low in the United States.<br />There were just 59.1 births for every 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 in 2018.<br />Experts worry this could eventually result in a "demographic time bomb," says Business Insider.<br />Such a time bomb would mean fertility rates decrease at the same time longevity increases.<br />This decreases the workforce as well as the number of people able to stimulate the economy. <br />